Weaver Park
Weaver Park is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Birchwood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 6.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washington Park District
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 25.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Birchwood Park: 0.2 mi
- Recreation Facility Park: 0.4 mi
- Sweitzer Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Square: 0.6 mi
- Henry F. Ganzhorn Park: 0.7 mi
- Farmdale Reservoir Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Ulrich Wildlife Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Black Partridge Park: 6.5 mi
- Fondulac Reservoir: 6.7 mi
- Riverhill Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Return Visit: 1.3 mi
- Out of Court: 6.0 mi
- Eureka Clay Time: 6.5 mi
- Champayne #4: 10.1 mi
- Sphere I: 10.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Washington F4 Tornado Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Ironworkers Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Settlement of Peoria Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Detweiller Historical Monument: 9.1 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
- Metamora Court House State Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- Ronald Reagan Museum: 6.7 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 9.2 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 11.3 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 5.9 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 9.4 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 10.2 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- The Marble Garden: 14.7 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 9.4 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 10.1 mi
- Sundance: 15.9 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 10.4 mi
- Walnut Grove: 13.2 mi
- Riverfront Square: 16.4 mi
- Nichols Mound: 10.1 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 18.1 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 10.4 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 10.9 mi
- High Point: 10.8 mi
- F.R. Glasener Beach: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Weaver Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | ESE 119° | 205 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Congerville 2NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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