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KE14-The Cubby Bear

KE14-The Cubby Bear from directly overhead

KE14-The Cubby Bear is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Athletic Field Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.94681, -87.71811

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Pope John Paul II: 0.9 mi
  • Shooting the Stars: 1.4 mi
  • Lane Tech Totem Pole: 1.5 mi
  • Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
  • Hope and Renewal: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 18
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 3.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of KE14-The Cubby Bear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 231°259 m23.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 7°204 m5.3 mi
Players HillSSW 207°187 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 8 mi away.

  • American Robin391 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel354 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail246 obs
  • Black Swallowtail242 obs
  • Canada Goose221 obs
  • Northern Cardinal208 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade207 obs
  • Mallard196 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/680264655

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