Holly Park
Holly Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 233 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Driftwood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 233 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Downers Grove Park District
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
- Viewing area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Driftwood Park: 0.2 mi
- Darien Eisenhower Field: 0.6 mi
- Williams Cove Park: 0.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.9 mi
- Hinsbrook Park: 0.9 mi
- Birchwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Fox Hollow Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Fox Hollow Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Gateway Wetlands: 3.7 mi
- Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Old Lace School Museum: 0.9 mi
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese: 1.9 mi
- Downers Grove Museum: 2.5 mi
- Downers Grove Museum: 2.5 mi
- William L.Gregg House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Ashes: 4.7 mi
- Oak Savanna: 4.8 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Oaks: 5.0 mi
- ZGS Piston: 2.9 mi
- Pierce Downer Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- American Legion War Momorial: 4.0 mi
- The McCabes: 4.1 mi
- Pavilion/Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Unknown: 3.2 mi
- Unknown: 3.2 mi
- Sea Bird: 3.2 mi
- Unknown: 3.3 mi
- Katherine Pavilion - North Picnic Shelter: 4.1 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 4.1 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 5.2 mi
- Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.4 mi
- Arie Crown Forest Picnic Shelter Grove 3: 5.7 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 5.0 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 5.3 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 6.1 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 8.3 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 8.5 mi
- Westman Beach: 4.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 8.7 mi
- Michigan Beach: 17.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 17.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 20.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 4.6 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 5.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 6.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 6.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 9.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holly Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 288° | 273 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 247° | 259 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 297° | 255 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 38° | 204 m | 23.4 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 55° | 187 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/178436457
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