Klein Park
Klein Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Candy Cane Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.5 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 190 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Evergreen Park Park District
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Candy Cane Park: 0.6 mi
- Cowboy Park: 0.7 mi
- O'Malley Quadrangle: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.8 mi
- Duffy Park: 0.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - South: 1.6 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 1.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 1.9 mi
- Ridge Park Wetlands: 2.0 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - East: 2.0 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - South Grove 12: 1.7 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - South Grove 11: 1.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - West Grove 6: 1.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - West Grove 7: 1.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - West Grove 8: 1.9 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 2.1 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 4.1 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Tank Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 3.8 mi
- Darius and Girenas Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Tanya Safforld: 4.0 mi
- Tuskeegee Airmen: 4.1 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 3.4 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- MLK Living Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Thurgood Marshall: 3.9 mi
- Eye Can See Now: 4.3 mi
- Al Capone's House: 5.5 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 7.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.0 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 9.4 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 9.4 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 5.8 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 6.3 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Perry Ave Commons: 6.5 mi
- King Drive Community Healing & Resilience Garden: 6.6 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 8.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 8.3 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 8.3 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 8.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 8.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 6.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 10.9 mi
- Players Hill: 11.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 11.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 18.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 20.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Tedens: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Klein Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 273° | 259 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 0° | 204 m | 21.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 107° | 195 m | 23.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 344° | 187 m | 11.4 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 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 4 mi away.
- Black Swallowtail25 obs
- Red Admiral24 obs
- Monarch23 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee21 obs
- American Robin20 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel17 obs
- bittersweet nightshade16 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/172453556
Day trips start here
- Evergreen Park · 0 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 1 mi
- Oak Lawn · 2 mi
- Alsip · 3 mi
- Blue Island · 4 mi
- Burbank · 5 mi
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