Edward Kelly Park
Edward Kelly Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is William McKinley Memorial, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 182 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- William McKinley Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Geographic Center of Chicago: 1.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Marquette Monument: 2.0 mi
- Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Brighton Park: 0.8 mi
- Brighton Park Community Campus (Park No. 596): 0.9 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.9 mi
- Hoyne Park: 1.2 mi
- Job Corps Riverbank: 1.2 mi
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cook County Jail Urban Farming Program: 1.5 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Troy Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- La Huerta Roots and Rays: 2.9 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 1.4 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 2.1 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 2.3 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 2.8 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 3.4 mi
- Paul Cornell: 1.6 mi
- Little Village Arch: 1.9 mi
- Jacques Marquette Monument: 2.1 mi
- Sherman American History Series: 2.3 mi
- Bridgeport: 2.4 mi
- Gallager: 2.5 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 2.7 mi
- Waller Apartments: 4.7 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 5.1 mi
- The Ledge: 5.1 mi
- Food Court: 3.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 16: 5.2 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 15: 5.2 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 1: 5.3 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 2: 5.4 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.6 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.7 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.7 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 4.7 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 5.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 5.4 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 5.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 6.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.9 mi
- Players Hill: 5.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Tedens: 16.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward Kelly Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 253° | 259 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 357° | 204 m | 14.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 316° | 187 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 4 mi away.
- American Robin183 obs
- Virginia Opossum143 obs
- Common Raccoon139 obs
- Eastern Cottontail128 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron126 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel126 obs
- Canada Goose114 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird110 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/167421717
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 4 mi
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