Buttonwood Park
Buttonwood Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is May Watts Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.2 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Naperville Park District
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 10 mi
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- May Watts Park: 0.3 mi
- Hobson West Ponds: 0.6 mi
- Garden Plots Park: 0.6 mi
- Hobson West Park: 0.6 mi
- Sportsman's Park: 0.6 mi
- Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Honor Garden: 1.0 mi
- Healing Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Tree Nursery: 3.2 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 3.2 mi
- William Crowder: 1.0 mi
- Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Confederate Cannon: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 1.6 mi
- The Spirit of the American Doughboy: 1.9 mi
- Ladder of Light: 1.0 mi
- Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 1.1 mi
- Best Friends: 1.2 mi
- Landforms: 1.3 mi
- Joseph Naper: 1.3 mi
- Naper Settlement: 1.2 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 1.8 mi
- McDonald Farm: 3.2 mi
- Knoch Knolls Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Warrenville Historical Society City Museum: 4.1 mi
- Springbrook Prairie: 1.7 mi
- Pioneer Park Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- McDowell Grove Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Kingsley Prairie: 3.1 mi
- Hickory Grove Forest Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 2.6 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 4.9 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 4.9 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 5.1 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 11.3 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 11.3 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 11.3 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 11.8 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 14.4 mi
- Rotary Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Hoy: 5.1 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 5.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 6.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 9.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 1.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.7 mi
- Michigan Beach: 17.7 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.0 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.3 mi
- Lake Strini: 8.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buttonwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 299° | 273 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | ESE 112° | 259 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | N 355° | 255 m | 5.1 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 247° | 196 m | 20.8 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 69° | 187 m | 22.3 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 | 16:26 |
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, 6 mi away.
- Mallard154 obs
- Cassin's 17-year Cicada132 obs
- common milkweed83 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee82 obs
- Canada Goose76 obs
- American Robin69 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird67 obs
- Great Blue Heron65 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/239450081
Day trips start here
- Naperville · 1 mi
- Lisle · 5 mi
- Aurora · 6 mi
- Bolingbrook · 6 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
- Woodridge · 7 mi
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