- Elevation, modelled
- 213 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 13.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 667.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8910, -87.9377
Centennial Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 213 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elmhurst Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Elmhurst Park District
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 | SSW 213° | 259 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 252° | 255 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 52° | 204 m | 15.0 mi |
| Players Hill | E 97° | 187 m | 8.8 mi |
- 7.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 18.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Niebuhr Monument: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Kiwanis Club of Westchester: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Wild Meadows Trace: 0.5 mi
- Washington Park: 0.5 mi
- Glos Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Larry Cottage Hill Banquet Park: 0.5 mi
- Wilder Park: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Elmhurst Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Elmhurst Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Villa Park Historical Society Museum: 1.7 mi
- Casa Italia: 3.0 mi
- Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Alumni Circle: 0.6 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Torin's: 5.3 mi
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Fischer Woods Forest Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Fisher Woods: 3.8 mi
- Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 2.3 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 2.5 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 4.5 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 5.0 mi
- Addax: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
- Fred Hampton: 5.2 mi
- George Dilboy Memorial Statue: 5.4 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Replica: 6.1 mi
- Brachiosaurus: 6.3 mi
- Tree: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 56
- Westman Beach: 5.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 12.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 14.0 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 16.1 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 20
- Hidden Hill: 6.3 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.7 mi
- Players Hill: 8.8 mi
- Spruce Hill: 9.1 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Oak Brook · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 6 mi
- Brookfield · 7 mi
- Downers Grove · 7 mi
- La Grange · 7 mi
- Western Springs · 7 mi
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