Wanless Park
Wanless Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rochester Community Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Village of Rochester
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 63.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rochester Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Lake Park: 1.3 mi
- Tom Madonia Park East: 1.4 mi
- Center Park: 1.5 mi
- Tom Madonia Park West: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Garden and Trails: 3.7 mi
- Illinois State Police Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Elijah Iles House: 5.3 mi
- Lincoln Campaign Wagon: 5.4 mi
- The Colonnade: 2.8 mi
- Impermanent Column: 2.8 mi
- Dodger: 2.9 mi
- Window's Edge: 2.9 mi
- Route 66 Mural: 4.7 mi
- Trutter Museum: 2.9 mi
- Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center: 4.6 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 5.5 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 5.7 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 5.7 mi
- UIS Greenhouse: 2.8 mi
- Laketown Serenity Garden: 3.0 mi
- Spartan Garden: 3.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 3.9 mi
- Gift of Hope Donor Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rotary Sundial: 4.7 mi
- Selvaggio Historic Arches: 4.7 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 5.4 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 6.0 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 7.0 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.5 mi
- Carpenter Park: 8.8 mi
- Gurgens Park: 9.2 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Cotton Hill: 4.6 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 13.9 mi
- Walnut Hill: 16.1 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 19.7 mi
- Long Mound: 22.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wanless Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 15° | 221 m | 19.7 mi |
| Long Mound | E 99° | 206 m | 22.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | E 97° | 205 m | 23.2 mi |
| Walnut Hill | N 4° | 197 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cotton Hill | S 183° | 186 m | 4.6 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | ENE 74° | 183 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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