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KE36-Rivers Casino

KE36-Rivers Casino from directly overhead

KE36-Rivers Casino is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oriole Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.98293, -87.81487

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Norwood Park Water Fountain: 0.8 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Katyn Massacre Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Veteran Shrine: 1.8 mi
Museums
  • Norwood Park Historical Society: 1.0 mi
  • Museum of Hummels: 2.6 mi
  • Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.7 mi
  • Wildwood Nature Center: 3.3 mi
  • Irish American Heritage Center: 3.8 mi
Artworks
  • St Francis of Assisi: 1.5 mi
  • Immaculate Conception: 1.5 mi
  • Holy Family: 1.5 mi
  • St Joseph: 1.5 mi
  • St Maximilian Kolbe: 1.5 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 19
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 6.3 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of KE36-Rivers Casino. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 218°259 m22.1 mi
Mount HoyWSW 241°255 m21.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 63°204 m6.3 mi
Players HillSSE 162°187 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 6 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel106 obs
  • lesser celandine64 obs
  • American Robin51 obs
  • House Sparrow51 obs
  • Monarch41 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail35 obs
  • Black Swallowtail33 obs
  • White-tailed Deer27 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/680259899

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