Kingsbridge Arboretum
Kingsbridge Arboretum is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 219 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arlington Heights Park District
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 20 mi
- Des Plaines River · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Victory Park: 0.5 mi
- Dunton School: 0.8 mi
- Prairie Park: 0.9 mi
- Cypress Park: 0.9 mi
- Busse Forest-North Grove 2: 1.2 mi
- Busse Forest-North Grove 1: 1.5 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 7: 2.0 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 8: 2.0 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 16: 2.0 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 3.6 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 3.6 mi
- William Dunton: 2.1 mi
- First Iron Poured: 3.3 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 4.0 mi
- Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 4.1 mi
- Touching Heaven: 4.1 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Garden Gate: 3.5 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 3.5 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 4.8 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 3.2 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 3.7 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 4.1 mi
- Medieval Times: 4.3 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 4.4 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 5.1 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.2 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 11.2 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 13.4 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 13.8 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 13.9 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.1 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 9.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 10.5 mi
- sled hill: 13.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kingsbridge Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | S 191° | 259 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 212° | 255 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 98° | 204 m | 14.9 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 137° | 187 m | 16.9 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 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/98900944
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 15 mi
- Oak Brook · 16 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 17 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 17 mi
- Downers Grove · 17 mi
- Berwyn · 18 mi
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