- Elevation, modelled
- 184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Buxtom Hill207 m · 20.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Illinois River Road0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5765, -89.7241
Old Oz Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 184 m. Buxtom Hill stands 207 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler Haynes Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 0.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Hollis Park District
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Oz Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxtom Hill | SSE 165° | 207 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tampico Mounds | SW 235° | 175 m | 19.2 mi |
| The Mound | S 186° | 160 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | S 187° | 152 m | 10.3 mi |
| Little Mound | S 184° | 148 m | 9.5 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Illinois River RoadNational
- 67.5 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Butler Haynes Park: 0.2 mi
- Tuscarora Park: 3.0 mi
- Southside Business Association Park: 3.8 mi
- Railsplitters Park: 3.9 mi
- Legins-Costley Park: 4.1 mi
- Hollis Park: 1.1 mi
- Raccon Lakes: 1.6 mi
- Hinkle Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark: 4.3 mi
- Manito Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Pekin Native Everett McKinley Dirksen: 5.0 mi
- Sun Tracker: 5.0 mi
- Uranus planet from Lakeview sun: 5.0 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 9.3 mi
- Books Flying Off the Shelf: 9.7 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 9.4 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 10.0 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 12.4 mi
- Tremont History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery: 13.4 mi
- Oz Garden: 0.3 mi
- Beimfohr Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 10.5 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 12.5 mi
- The Mound: 8.8 mi
- Little Mound: 9.5 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 10.3 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 10.5 mi
- Tampico Mounds: 19.2 mi
- Riverfront Square: 3.8 mi
- Walnut Grove: 19.4 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 21.3 mi
- Sundance: 5.0 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 10.6 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 12.5 mi
- Civer: 20.5 mi
- Sugarville: 21.0 mi
- Bybee: 24.2 mi
- High Point: 15.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 7 mi away.
- Common Watersnake2 obs
- tall bellflower2 obs
- Bald Eagle1 obs
- Greater White-fronted Goose1 obs
- Blue Jay1 obs
- Eastern Kingbird1 obs
- Common Snapping Turtle1 obs
- purple coneflower1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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