Arrowhead Park
Arrowhead Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.4 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Naperville Park District
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 10 mi
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
- Viewing area · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Apache Park: 0.6 mi
- Nike Greenway: 0.6 mi
- Nike Sports Complex: 0.9 mi
- Seager Park: 0.9 mi
- Mill Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Tragedy To Triumph: 1.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 1.4 mi
- The Spirit of the American Navy: 1.4 mi
- The Spirit of the American Doughboy: 1.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 1.8 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
- Warrenville Historical Society City Museum: 2.2 mi
- Naper Settlement: 2.2 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 3.3 mi
- Netzley-Yender House: 3.3 mi
- Officer Friendly: 1.6 mi
- Laughing Lincoln: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Valor: 1.8 mi
- The Great Concerto: 1.8 mi
- Growth and Change: 1.9 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 2.0 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 2.0 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 2.1 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 3.3 mi
- Katherine Pavilion - North Picnic Shelter: 11.4 mi
- Hitchcock Woods Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- McDowell Grove Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Blackwell Campground: 3.3 mi
- Pioneer Park Forest Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Honor Garden: 2.4 mi
- Healing Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Bobolink Meadow: 2.9 mi
- Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Four Seasons Garden: 3.3 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 9.2 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 11.5 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 12.0 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 12.6 mi
- Rotary Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 2.9 mi
- Spruce Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Hoy: 3.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 2.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.3 mi
- Michigan Beach: 19.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 10.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 10.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arrowhead Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 287° | 273 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 148° | 259 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 315° | 255 m | 3.2 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 242° | 196 m | 23.7 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 74° | 187 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Red-tailed Hawk174 obs
- The Relic162 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee77 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee73 obs
- Chinese Mantis68 obs
- Cooper's Hawk60 obs
- American Robin59 obs
- Monarch59 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/189782678
Day trips start here
- Lisle · 2 mi
- Naperville · 4 mi
- Wheaton · 4 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
- Woodridge · 6 mi
- Bolingbrook · 7 mi
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