Dodds Park

Dodds Park is located in northwestern , near Parkland College. This 110-acre park is noted for the "Tribute to Olympic Athletes Monument" on its grounds. The park was purchased in 1969 for the sum of $298,495.
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  • Opening hours: dawn—dusk
  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Illinois, United States of America, United States of America
  • Address: 1501 North Mattis Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821

Places of Interest

Highlights include Staerkel Planetarium and Champaign Park District.

Planetarium
The William M. is a planetarium at Parkland College in . It is the second largest planetarium in the state and has the first Carl Zeiss M1015 opto-mechanical star projector installed in the western hemisphere.

Government office
The is the special district responsible for maintenance of in the city of . There are just over 650 acres of parkland within the city limits. is situated 1½ miles south of Dodds Park.

Park
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Located in the western part of , is the second largest park operated by the . Land for the park was acquired in 1959 for an estimated cost of $161,800. is situated 2 miles south of Dodds Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilbur Heights and Champaign-Urbana.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is a northern suburb of and . is situated 2½ miles east of Dodds Park.

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is a metropolitan area in central , composed of the towns of Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The community is the site of the main campus of the University of Illinois, one of the great public universities of the United States.

Quarter
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is an area in , . Centered on Green Street, the district contains about eight city blocks occupied by various small businesses, restaurants, bars, and apartment buildings which mostly house university students. is situated 3 miles southeast of Dodds Park.

Dodds Park

Latitude
40.13188° or 40° 7′ 55″ north
Longitude
-88.28237° or 88° 16′ 57″ west
Elevation
748 feet (228 metres)
Inception
1969
Operator
Champaign Park District
Open location code
86GH4PJ9+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 179890650
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4889984
Wiki­data ID
Q16991901
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In Other Languages

“Dodds Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dodds Park”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dodds Park Disc Golf and Dodds Park Soccer Complex.

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