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McKiernan Park

McKiernan Park from directly overhead

McKiernan 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 O'Malley Quadrangle, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.5 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
190 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69843, -87.70303

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 2.8 mi
  • Renaissance Park Sculpture: 4.3 mi
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 4.7 mi
  • Thurgood Marshall: 4.8 mi
  • MLK Living Memorial: 5.0 mi
Attractions
  • Al Capone's House: 6.2 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 7.7 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 9.7 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 23
  • Belly Button Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 10.4 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Lake Strini: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 277°259 m19.5 mi
Mount LieberESE 103°214 m24.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 360°204 m22.5 mi
Chanute HillESE 104°195 m23.2 mi
Players HillNNW 345°187 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272777568554232
Precip in2.32.12.74.14.84.54.04.13.33.92.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 5 mi away.

  • Black Swallowtail41 obs
  • Monarch37 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle30 obs
  • Ailanthus Webworm Moth21 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade20 obs
  • Red Admiral19 obs
  • Sandhill Crane19 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel18 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/32484734

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