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KE38

KE38 from directly overhead

KE38 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 KE19, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.98421, -87.82978

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
  • Norwood Park Historical Society: 1.7 mi
  • Museum of Hummels: 1.8 mi
  • Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.6 mi
  • Wildwood Nature Center: 2.7 mi
  • Niles Historical Society: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • Holy Family: 1.9 mi
  • Donald E. Stephens: 1.9 mi
  • Holy Innocents: 1.9 mi
  • St Maximilian Kolbe: 1.9 mi
  • St Francis of Assisi: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 19
  • Centennial Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 6.9 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of KE38. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 216°259 m21.7 mi
Mount HoyWSW 240°255 m20.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreENE 67°204 m6.9 mi
Players HillSSE 157°187 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

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 Squirrel108 obs
  • White-tailed Deer91 obs
  • Japanese barberry74 obs
  • American Robin54 obs
  • House Sparrow54 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail46 obs
  • Monarch42 obs
  • Eastern Chipmunk38 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/680259894

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