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Mrs. Kalta

Mrs. Kalta from directly overhead

Mrs. Kalta is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mrs. Kalita, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.3 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Our Teacher Our Friend Mrs. Kalta 1954-2004

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90103, -87.77886

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Greenleaf Garden: 0.2 mi
  • West Cook Wild Ones Wildlife Corridoor: 0.7 mi
  • Hart Peace Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • PCC Austin Farm: 1.3 mi
  • Oak Park Apartments: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • In Memory of Ed Trinka: 0.3 mi
  • Turtle: 0.7 mi
  • Wonder: 0.7 mi
  • Moai: 0.9 mi
  • Natural Wonders: 1.2 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Strini: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 233°259 m19.4 mi
Mount HoyWSW 257°255 m21.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 24°204 m9.3 mi
Players HillSSE 162°187 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4938424109

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