Banta Park
Banta Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Methodist Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 204 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arlington Heights Park District
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 22 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Methodist Park: 0.2 mi
- Berbecker Park: 0.3 mi
- Evergreen Park: 0.4 mi
- Klehm Park: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
- William Dunton: 1.2 mi
- First Iron Poured: 5.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 5.7 mi
- Wing: 6.0 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 6.3 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- River Trail Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 1.5 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Garden: 6.0 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 6.4 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 6.8 mi
- Hill Street Nature Center: 1.6 mi
- Kingsbridge Arboretum: 2.7 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-West: 3.4 mi
- Camp Pine Woods: 3.6 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods - East: 3.7 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 3.3 mi
- Sugar Shack: 3.8 mi
- Plant identification trail: 3.8 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 4.3 mi
- K1 Speed: 5.3 mi
- Dam No. 2 Woods Grove #1: 3.4 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-West Grove #2: 3.4 mi
- Camp Pine Woods Grove #1: 3.5 mi
- Allison Woods Grove #1: 3.8 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-East Grove #1: 3.8 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 4.8 mi
- The Plank Road: 4.8 mi
- Garden Gate: 4.8 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 4.8 mi
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 10.7 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 11.3 mi
- Millard Beach: 11.3 mi
- Millard Beach: 11.3 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 11.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.7 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.6 mi
- sled hill: 10.8 mi
- Hidden Hill: 10.8 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 12.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.3 mi
- Weston: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Banta Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hoy | SSW 214° | 255 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 329° | 235 m | 24.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 6° | 234 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 108° | 204 m | 13.5 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 146° | 187 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 4 mi away.
- Western Honey Bee36 obs
- Monarch34 obs
- Black Swallowtail33 obs
- Eastern Cottontail31 obs
- Mourning Dove24 obs
- House Finch23 obs
- Northern Cardinal22 obs
- American Robin22 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/535343661
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 17 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 17 mi
- Oak Brook · 17 mi
- Wheaton · 17 mi
- Berwyn · 19 mi
- Brookfield · 19 mi
Take the scenic way to Banta Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.