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Copley II Park

Copley II Park from directly overhead

Copley II Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Solfisburg Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
212 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Fox Valley Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.76576, -88.29849

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Solfisburg Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pigeon Hill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lincoln Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
  • RiverEdge Park: 0.6 mi
  • Union-Flagg Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Mastodon Statue: 1.9 mi
  • Cannons: 1.9 mi
  • Men Digging: 2.1 mi
  • Mastodon Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Bear: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Native Wildflower Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Honor Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Healing Gardens: 7.7 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Olivia's Party Deck: 4.7 mi
  • West Picnic Shelter: 8.9 mi
  • South Picnic Shelter: 9.0 mi
  • East Picnic Shelter: 9.2 mi
  • Stand Alone Fireplace: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Rotary Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 7.6 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 9.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundNW 315°273 m9.5 mi
Mounded LandfillESE 102°259 m11.6 mi
Mount HoyNE 53°255 m7.6 mi
Maramech HillSW 235°196 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1919:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1815:4116:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232738506170747366534029
Precip in1.91.82.44.14.94.54.23.93.43.72.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aurora, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red-winged Blackbird20 obs
  • Canada Goose17 obs
  • Great Blue Heron15 obs
  • American Robin15 obs
  • Great Egret15 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle12 obs
  • American Goldfinch12 obs
  • Mallard10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/186991731

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