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Kosciuszko Park

Kosciuszko Park from directly overhead

Kosciuszko Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pope John Paul II, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.6 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93155, -87.72467

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Pope John Paul II: 0.4 mi
  • Helping Hand: 1.2 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Graffiti Garden: 1.3 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Monticello Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Paradise Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Corner Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm: 0.9 mi
  • Paseo Prairie Garden: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Attractions
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 20
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 233°259 m22.9 mi
Mount HoyWSW 254°255 m24.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 9°204 m6.4 mi
Players HillSSW 210°187 m4.5 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 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

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

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel248 obs
  • American Robin237 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail176 obs
  • Black Swallowtail149 obs
  • Rock Pigeon144 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade141 obs
  • Northern Cardinal140 obs
  • Red Admiral129 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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 13000830OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/145417159

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