Central Park
Central Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 223 m. Army Ridge Bluffs stands 203 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Market Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 223 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 101.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Twain Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- The Oculus · 25 mi
- Pat and Jack Bush Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Market Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Berglund Park: 0.1 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.3 mi
- Monument Park: 0.3 mi
- Northside Park: 0.7 mi
- Mississippi River Islands WMA: 12.8 mi
- Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Ferry Landing Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Mississippi River Islands Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Loud Thunder Forest Preserve: 16.5 mi
- John Hauberg Indian Museum: 20.4 mi
- Warren County History Museum: 20.6 mi
- Wyatt Earp Birthplace: 20.9 mi
- American Doll and Toy Museum: 21.7 mi
- Pearl Bottom Museum: 21.7 mi
- Benjamin Nye Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Mark Twain Overlook: 21.6 mi
- United States Armed Forces Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Fort Armstrong: 23.8 mi
- Dillon Memorial Fountain: 23.8 mi
- Quad City Botanical Center: 23.4 mi
- Augie Acres: 23.4 mi
- Heritage Court: 24.5 mi
- Clinic Gardens: 24.5 mi
- East Bluff Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- Verne "Bud" Barnes Shelter: 19.7 mi
- Nellie Long Shelter: 19.8 mi
- Morning Sun Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Hill Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Old Canon: 20.6 mi
- Lady Of Germania: 23.8 mi
- Octagon Pistols: 23.9 mi
- Curved Spire: 23.9 mi
- Buffalo Shores Beach: 17.5 mi
- Buffalo Beach: 17.6 mi
- West Lake Park Beach: 22.6 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Eastbound): 21.7 mi
- KrisdalaBaka Rest Area (Westbound): 21.8 mi
- Bald Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Army Ridge Bluffs: 16.9 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Ridge Bluffs | NNE 18° | 203 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aledo, under a mile away.
- Polyphemus Moth2 obs
- henbit deadnettle2 obs
- ground-ivy2 obs
- common motherwort2 obs
- Black Swallowtail2 obs
- Carolina Mantis2 obs
- balloon flower2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 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/838300650
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