Oscar O. D'Angelo Park
Oscar O. D'Angelo Park is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Southbank Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- This park is dedicated to lifelong near west side (Little Italy) resident Oscar O. D’Angelo for unselfish commitment, leadership and vision in the renaissance of his neighborhood, his city, and its parks. RICHARD M. DALEY, Mayor. October 24, 1990
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Southbank Park: 0.1 mi
- Polk Street Pier: 0.2 mi
- The Willis Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Printers Row Park: 0.3 mi
- Ferd Kramer Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Color Factory: 0.3 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.3 mi
- Money Museum: 0.3 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.4 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.5 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 0.3 mi
- The Ledge: 0.3 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.5 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.6 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.6 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.6 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.8 mi
- Light Plate: 0.8 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- San Marco II: 0.1 mi
- Ceres: 0.2 mi
- atmospheric Wave Wall: 0.3 mi
- Agriculture: 0.3 mi
- Industry: 0.3 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.4 mi
- Home Insurance Building Site: 0.4 mi
- Pillar of Fire: 0.5 mi
- Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial): 0.6 mi
- Batcolumn: 0.7 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.4 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 3.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.0 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.8 mi
- Players Hill: 6.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.5 mi
- Tedens: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oscar O. D'Angelo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 247° | 259 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 341° | 204 m | 10.9 mi |
| Players Hill | W 271° | 187 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6990611875
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
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