- Elevation, modelled
- 163 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4380, -88.2171
Central Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 163 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Central Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNE 19° | 259 m | 21.4 mi |
| Maramech Hill | NW 310° | 196 m | 21.8 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bluff Park: 0.8 mi
- Channahon Parkway State Park: 1.1 mi
- Arroyo Trails: 1.6 mi
- Lions Park: 2.1 mi
- Summit Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 54
- High Prairie Trail: 10.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Smallest Village in U.S. with Armory: 10.6 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Coal City Bell: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 44
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 9.0 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 9.5 mi
- Green Eggs and Ham: 18.7 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 19.4 mi
- DNA Wind Sculpture: 20.9 mi
Museums: 31
Attractions: 15
- Dollinger Family Farm: 4.1 mi
- Old telephone poles: 7.4 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 7.7 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 8.5 mi
- Gemini Giant: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Tall Oaks Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Fox View Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 13
- Wingren: 16.4 mi
- Stephanie's Garden: 19.3 mi
- Sensory Garden: 19.7 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 19.7 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 19.7 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mounded Landfill: 21.4 mi
- Maramech Hill: 21.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 22.9 mi
- Rotary Hill: 23.1 mi
- Centennial Hill: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
- Kankakee Bluffs: 3.5 mi
- Holderman Hill: 17.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Michigan Beach: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 23.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 7 mi
- Bolingbrook · 19 mi
- Lemont · 20 mi
- Naperville · 22 mi
- Aurora · 23 mi
- Tinley Park · 23 mi
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