Wolfe Park
Wolfe Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Francis Vernon Krause Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 14.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Francis Vernon Krause Park: 0.5 mi
- Rowan Park: 0.9 mi
- Park No. 583: 1.0 mi
- Trumbull Park: 1.2 mi
- Calumet Park: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 1.1 mi
- East Side Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 2.1 mi
- Drake Fountain: 2.1 mi
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 1.1 mi
- Beaubien Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 5.8 mi
- Whistler Woods Picnic Grove 2: 5.8 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 1.1 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 2.0 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 2.2 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 2.2 mi
- Sky Art: 2.2 mi
- Eggers Grove: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 1.5 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 1.7 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 2.2 mi
- Heron Pond: 2.2 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 1.8 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 2.8 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 3.1 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 3.3 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 2.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.2 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.9 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 4.2 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 4.6 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.9 mi
- Al Capone's House: 5.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.4 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.1 mi
- Munson Beach: 1.2 mi
- Calumet Beach: 1.3 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 1.5 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 2.1 mi
- Whihala Beach: 2.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.3 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.0 mi
- Arbor Hill: 11.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 11.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 11.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.3 mi
- Tedens: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolfe Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 110° | 214 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 24.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 111° | 195 m | 15.3 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 317° | 187 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 11 mi away.
- Painted Turtle216 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk177 obs
- White-tailed Deer172 obs
- Bald Eagle137 obs
- Great Blue Heron136 obs
- Canada Goose128 obs
- American Robin126 obs
- Great Egret126 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/135887315
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- East Chicago · 6 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 7 mi
- Hammond · 7 mi
- Blue Island · 8 mi
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