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Arlington Greens Park

Arlington Greens Park from directly overhead

Arlington Greens Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 209 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Meadows Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 21 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
209 m

What to expect

Operated by
Arlington Heights Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09847, -87.97703

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hickory Meadows Park: 0.2 mi
  • Green Slopes Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carriage Walk Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hasbrook Park: 0.7 mi
  • Festival Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • William Dunton: 1.1 mi
  • First Iron Poured: 5.0 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 5.2 mi
  • The Dawning: 5.6 mi
  • Two Steel Dolphins: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Frontier Park Gardens: 1.4 mi
  • Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 3.0 mi
  • Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Illinois Heritage Grove: 6.4 mi
  • Bob Link Arboretum: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches
  • Whitney Shores Private Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 10.4 mi
  • Diamond Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Millard Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Millard Beach: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Centennial Hill: 9.1 mi
  • sled hill: 10.6 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arlington Greens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySSW 210°255 m21.2 mi
Bald KnobNNW 329°235 m23.1 mi
Leahy HillN 8°234 m22.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 110°204 m14.9 mi
Players HillSE 145°187 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938496070757366544130
Precip in1.31.31.83.33.84.03.23.73.03.12.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 4 mi away.

  • Monarch43 obs
  • Mallard38 obs
  • Canada Goose35 obs
  • Western Honey Bee35 obs
  • American Robin31 obs
  • Black Swallowtail31 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail30 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk27 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/264987629

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