Kiddieland
Kiddieland is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Juan Montoya Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Former amusement park in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States.
Wikidata Q6404698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casa Italia: 1.3 mi
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 1.5 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 2.6 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 2.9 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 2.9 mi
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 1.7 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Healing Garden: 3.0 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 3.6 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 3.8 mi
- Juan Montoya Park: 0.2 mi
- Bataan Park: 0.6 mi
- Bulger Park: 0.8 mi
- Lemm Park: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 7.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 7.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 12.0 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 12.1 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 12.2 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 1.1 mi
- Maywood Grove: 1.2 mi
- Maywood Grove Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Quercus Woods Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Thatcher Woods: 1.5 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 3.3 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 3.4 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 4.0 mi
- Addax: 4.2 mi
- Grevy's Zebra: 4.2 mi
- Fred Hampton: 1.1 mi
- Cougar Pride: 2.4 mi
- George Dilboy Memorial Statue: 2.4 mi
- Shrouded Body: 2.5 mi
- Well: 2.9 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Underground Railroad Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 1.6 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic: 1.7 mi
- Sistie’s Garden: 1.7 mi
- Silver Creek Family Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Fullerton Woods Family Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Westchester Woods Picnic Grove 1: 3.3 mi
- Little Broadview Bench: 3.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 3.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.3 mi
- Players Hill: 4.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 16.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kiddieland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 225° | 259 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 256° | 255 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 41° | 204 m | 11.8 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 106° | 187 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12321821693
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 5 mi
- Brookfield · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
- Cicero · 6 mi
- La Grange · 6 mi
- Oak Brook · 6 mi
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