Centennial Park
Centennial Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Worthbrook Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.6 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 186 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oak Lawn Park District
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Worthbrook Park: 0.7 mi
- McVickers Park: 0.7 mi
- Harnew Park: 0.8 mi
- Muehe Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Columbus Manor Park: 1.0 mi
- Chicago Ridge Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Hidden Pond Woods: 3.3 mi
- Palos Fen Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Paddock Woods: 3.7 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 2.0 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 4.9 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Tank Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Birthplace of Emmett Till: 3.9 mi
- Centennial Monument: 4.6 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Willow Springs Honor Roll: 4.8 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 4.0 mi
- John Paul II: 4.0 mi
- Giant Cow: 4.6 mi
- CPD Officer Ella French: 4.7 mi
- American Eagle: 4.9 mi
- Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Kesman Garden: 7.0 mi
- Fairy Garden: 7.1 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
- Family Garden: 7.9 mi
- Emu: 7.9 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 7.9 mi
- Red Panda: 7.9 mi
- Parakeet: 7.9 mi
- Reindeer: 7.9 mi
- Westman Beach: 10.8 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 11.7 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 11.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 11.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 12.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 7.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.7 mi
- Players Hill: 10.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 11.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 9.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 11.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 13.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 17.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 19.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Tedens: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centennial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 272° | 259 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 291° | 255 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 11° | 204 m | 21.3 mi |
| Players Hill | N 5° | 187 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 1 mi away.
- American Robin11 obs
- common milkweed10 obs
- Blue-spotted Salamander10 obs
- bittersweet nightshade9 obs
- edible valerian9 obs
- Monarch8 obs
- compass plant8 obs
- Mallard7 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/136538536
Day trips start here
- Burbank · 2 mi
- Oak Lawn · 2 mi
- Evergreen Park · 4 mi
- Palos Heights · 4 mi
- Alsip · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 5 mi
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