- Elevation, modelled
- 214 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 13.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 669.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6114, -87.8722
Centennial Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 214 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Young Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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 | NW 308° | 259 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 314° | 255 m | 22.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 16° | 187 m | 19.0 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 7.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
- Viewing area · 22 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bill Young Park: 0.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Park West: 0.4 mi
- Treetop Park: 0.6 mi
- Brown Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Nativity Scene: 1.1 mi
- Palos Park Veteran's Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Centennial Monument: 4.2 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 6.1 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
- Orland Grassland: 2.5 mi
- Tampier Lake: 3.0 mi
- Orland Grassland South: 3.5 mi
- Tinley Creek Woods: 4.4 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods South: 4.5 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Wingren: 7.0 mi
- Oak Savanna: 13.2 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
Museums
- Old Zion Museum: 5.3 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 6.0 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Lemont Area Historical Society Museum: 7.9 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 8.6 mi
Artworks
- Yugo Griffin: 6.9 mi
- Walking Stick: 8.6 mi
- Unknown: 8.6 mi
- Sister 2: 8.6 mi
- Balancing Beam: 8.6 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.3 mi
- Schmuhl School: 7.4 mi
- The Grainery Building: 7.8 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 11.1 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 22
- Michigan Beach: 11.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 14.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 18.4 mi
- Munson Beach: 19.1 mi
- Calumet Beach: 19.1 mi
Peaks: 18
- Centennial Hill: 7.3 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 7.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 13.5 mi
- Spruce Hill: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 8.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 16.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 12.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Tinley Park · 4 mi
- Palos Heights · 5 mi
- Oak Forest · 6 mi
- Crestwood · 7 mi
- Lemont · 7 mi
- Alsip · 8 mi
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