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Kids Off The Block Gun Violence Memorial

Kids Off The Block Gun Violence Memorial from directly overhead

Kids Off The Block Gun Violence Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kensington Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.68192, -87.62084

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • WWI War Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Rear Erecting Shops: 1.0 mi
  • Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall: 2.1 mi
  • Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site: 2.3 mi
  • Former Lincoln School Entrance: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 1.6 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 1.8 mi
  • Prairie Boat: 2.6 mi
  • Mahalia Jackson: 4.8 mi
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.5 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 5.6 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 5.8 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 46
Peaks: 24
  • Belly Button Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 11.2 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Lake Strini: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kids Off The Block Gun Violence Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 278°259 m23.8 mi
Mount LieberESE 103°214 m20.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 350°204 m24.0 mi
Chanute HillESE 103°195 m18.8 mi
Players HillNNW 331°187 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272777568554232
Precip in2.32.12.74.14.84.54.04.13.33.92.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 9 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3215455021

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