Kathy Cliff
Kathy Cliff is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- 🍀Kathy Cliff 1945-2010 🍀 Forever in our hearts Inár gcroí go deo
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 7 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fox Park: 0.0 mi
- Wenonah Park: 0.4 mi
- Randolph Park: 0.5 mi
- Rehm Park: 0.5 mi
- Longfellow Park: 0.5 mi
- Tom Kane: 0.0 mi
- Dr. & Mrs. Mirshak: 0.0 mi
- Sholom Gliksman: 0.0 mi
- Dr. DeeDee Farmer: 0.6 mi
- Mary A. Shepelak: 0.6 mi
- Whale: 0.0 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 0.5 mi
- U.S. Map: 0.6 mi
- Wolf Head: 0.7 mi
- Pathfinder: 0.8 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 0.4 mi
- Healing Garden: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 0.6 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 0.7 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 0.7 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 1.0 mi
- Oak Park River Forest Museum: 1.0 mi
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum: 1.1 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 1.2 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 1.2 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- G.A.R. Woods: 1.7 mi
- Miller Meadow North: 2.0 mi
- Quercus Woods Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Thatcher Woods Trailside Meuseum of Natural History: 2.1 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 1.9 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #3: 2.0 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #4: 2.0 mi
- Miller Meadow-South Grove #2: 2.1 mi
- Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- California Sea Lion: 3.5 mi
- Dolphin: 3.5 mi
- Gray Seal: 3.5 mi
- California Sea Lion: 3.5 mi
- Gray Seal: 3.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 5.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 9.0 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 9.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 9.6 mi
- Players Hill: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.7 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.3 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Tedens: 15.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kathy Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 236° | 259 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 261° | 255 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 24° | 204 m | 11.1 mi |
| Players Hill | E 94° | 187 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5805284025
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 2 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- Brookfield · 5 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- La Grange · 6 mi
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