- Elevation, modelled
- 248 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 4.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway3.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9254, -88.3954
Author's Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 248 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poet's Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 3.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Author's Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 202° | 273 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 129° | 259 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | ESE 120° | 255 m | 12.8 mi |
| Maramech Hill | SSW 201° | 196 m | 21.2 mi |
- 3.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 23.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poet's Park: 0.2 mi
- Legion Fields: 1.3 mi
- Artesian Springs Park: 1.6 mi
- West Side Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Harley Woods: 1.8 mi
- Garfield Farm Museum: 1.0 mi
- Garfield Farm Museum: 1.0 mi
- Peck Farm: 4.2 mi
- Dunham Hunt Museum: 4.4 mi
- Saint Charles History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hickory Knolls Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Bolcum Road Wetlands Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Mill Creek Greenway: 2.5 mi
- Otter Creek Bend Wetland Park: 3.6 mi
- Ferson Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Geneva Park District Solstice Monument: 3.7 mi
- Kane County Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Fabyan Windmill: 5.9 mi
- Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone: 6.4 mi
- Dunham Castle: 6.6 mi
- Wind Emotions: 4.2 mi
- Reflections: 4.3 mi
- Continuum: 9.5 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 9.5 mi
- Parade Mural: 9.6 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 2.7 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 9.7 mi
- Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 11.7 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 11.0 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 14.5 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 14.6 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 14.7 mi
- Sycamore Speedway: 10.3 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 11.1 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 13.3 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Monza Wall: 13.7 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 4.6 mi
- Mount Hoy: 12.8 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 13.6 mi
- Rotary Hill: 16.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 17.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 16.3 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 18.2 mi
- West Beach: 21.4 mi
- Main Beach: 21.4 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 23.8 mi
- Weston: 8.4 mi
- Coltonville: 17.8 mi
- Brush Point: 19.7 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 17.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Aurora · 12 mi
- Wheaton · 16 mi
- Naperville · 17 mi
- Lisle · 18 mi
- Downers Grove · 21 mi
- Bolingbrook · 22 mi
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