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Kelvyn Park

Kelvyn Park from directly overhead

Kelvyn Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ken-Well Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.92955, -87.73833

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • Pope John Paul II: 1.1 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.7 mi
Gardens
  • Monticello Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Paradise Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Corner Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm: 1.5 mi
  • K13-Cubs: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Attractions
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 20
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 232°259 m22.3 mi
Mount HoyWSW 254°255 m23.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 15°204 m6.7 mi
Players HillSSW 202°187 m4.0 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel177 obs
  • Black Swallowtail130 obs
  • American Robin118 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade114 obs
  • Rock Pigeon112 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail92 obs
  • Northern Cardinal91 obs
  • House Sparrow86 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/37614689

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