Centennial Park
Centennial Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 195 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Park Ridge Park District
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John E. Traeger Family Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Iroquois Woods Grove #1: 0.9 mi
- Dam No. 4 Woods-East Grove #2: 0.9 mi
- Chippewa Woods Grove #1: 1.0 mi
- Blandings Grove Family Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- John E. Traeger Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 0.6 mi
- Dam No. 4 Woods-East: 0.8 mi
- Axehead Lake: 0.9 mi
- Iroquois Woods: 0.9 mi
- Cumberland Park: 0.6 mi
- Hinkley Park: 0.7 mi
- Maine Park: 0.8 mi
- Hodges Park: 0.8 mi
- Ridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 0.8 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Museum of Hummels: 1.5 mi
- Niles Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Kinder House: 2.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Norwood Park Water Fountain: 1.7 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 2.6 mi
- Katyn Massacre Memorial: 2.7 mi
- KE20: 1.8 mi
- KE19: 1.8 mi
- KE38: 2.0 mi
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 2.2 mi
- KE36-Rivers Casino: 2.5 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 3.2 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 3.6 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 4.0 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 4.8 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.2 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 9.2 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 9.2 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 9.2 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 9.3 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 9.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 0.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hidden Hill: 4.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 1.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.3 mi
- Tedens: 22.7 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 | SSW 212° | 259 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 235° | 255 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 82° | 204 m | 7.3 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 156° | 187 m | 10.1 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 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Monarch70 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel64 obs
- White-tailed Deer49 obs
- House Sparrow43 obs
- Black Swallowtail41 obs
- American Toad41 obs
- Mallard37 obs
- American Robin36 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/223478283
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 9 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 10 mi
- Berwyn · 12 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 12 mi
- Cicero · 12 mi
- Brookfield · 13 mi
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