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Oscar O. D'Angelo Park

Oscar O. D'Angelo Park from directly overhead

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. 17 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

Coordinates41.87465, -87.63490

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks
  • San Marco II: 0.1 mi
  • Ceres: 0.2 mi
  • atmospheric Wave Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Agriculture: 0.3 mi
  • Industry: 0.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Congress Triangle Garden: 0.6 mi
  • The Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Pritzker Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Light Plate: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • 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
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 17
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 247°259 m24.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 341°204 m10.9 mi
Players HillW 271°187 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6990611875

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