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Christman Park

Christman Park from directly overhead

Christman Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan Creek of the North Fork Nature Preserve, a park 3.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 31 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.37496, -87.67260

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Ghost towns: 19
Historic sites: 6
  • Everyday Heroes: 12.4 mi
  • Trail of Death marker: 16.2 mi
  • Grading Wheel: 17.4 mi
  • Origin of Milford: 17.5 mi
  • JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 17.5 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 20.8 mi
  • Portland Arch: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Danville Art League: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar Creek: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christman Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillE 97°206 m18.6 mi
Hog Back HillE 95°204 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:2219:4420:25
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1115:4516:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041536372757367554231
Precip in2.12.02.84.04.84.94.64.03.43.42.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hoopeston, 6 mi away.

  • Four-toed Salamander15 obs
  • Common Box Turtle10 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander6 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake3 obs
  • Marbled Salamander2 obs
  • Spotted Salamander2 obs
  • Snowy Egret1 obs
  • Spring Peeper1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1164236469

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