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Around Tinley Park ...

For comparison, Tinley Park has a population of 55,200 people.

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Tinley Park, with the nearest first.

  • Orland Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Frankfort Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
  • Oak Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Country Club Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Matteson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frankfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Midlothian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Mokena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crestwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flossmoor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Homer Glen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Homer Glen is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
      • Homer Glen has also been known as:
      • Homer Glen village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
    • Markham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Olympia Fields
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

For more communities neighboring Tinley Park, please visit our County-by-County Page for Tinley Park.

Cook County ...

Tinley Park is primarily located in Cook County<3>. A portion of Tinley Park extends into Will County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cook County: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Lake (IN) & Berrien (MI). Lake Michigan lies to the east.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinley Park ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tinley Park.

Airports Near Tinley Park ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Tinley Park and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Tinley Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tinley Park ...

Looking for more information about Tinley Park? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Tinley Park. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Tinley Park, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tinley Park.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tinley Park.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Tinley Park), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.