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Ackerman Park Picnic Tables

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Ackerman Park Picnic Tables is a picnic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the south, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ackerman Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
CIty of Evanston, Parks and Recreation
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06395, -87.70717

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Cartwright Mound: 1.0 mi
  • Sculpture: 1.2 mi
  • Trunnion II: 1.7 mi
  • La Souterraine: 1.7 mi
  • Sea of Ear: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Dr. Janusz Korczak: 1.3 mi
  • Mahatma Gandhi: 1.3 mi
  • Antoine Ouilmette: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Wall: 1.8 mi
  • Weber Arch: 1.8 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Peaks: 11
  • Mount Trashmore: 2.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ackerman Park Picnic Tables. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreS 178°204 m2.8 mi
Players HillSSW 193°187 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1087253514

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