Cress Creek Park
Cress Creek Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Century Farms Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.8 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 212 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Naperville Park District
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 9 mi
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
- Viewing area · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Century Farms Park: 0.4 mi
- Mill Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Nike Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
- Miledje Square: 0.8 mi
- Nike Greenway: 0.8 mi
- McDowell Grove Forest Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Warrenville Grove County Forest Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Blackwell Campground: 3.2 mi
- Pioneer Park Forest Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Hitchcock Woods Forest Preserve: 3.5 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 1.2 mi
- Naper Settlement: 1.6 mi
- Warrenville Historical Society City Museum: 1.9 mi
- First Infantry Division Museum: 4.2 mi
- Robert Rutherford McCormick Mansion Museum: 4.4 mi
- The Spirit of the American Doughboy: 1.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Tragedy To Triumph: 1.3 mi
- The Spirit of the American Navy: 1.3 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 1.5 mi
- Officer Friendly: 1.2 mi
- Ladder of Light: 1.3 mi
- Joseph Naper: 1.4 mi
- Cat in the Hat: 1.4 mi
- River of Life: 1.4 mi
- Honor Garden: 1.7 mi
- Healing Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Idea Garden: 4.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.4 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 2.6 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 2.6 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 2.8 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 3.5 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 11.9 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 10.7 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 11.8 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 12.2 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 13.4 mi
- Rotary Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Hoy: 2.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.3 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 4.4 mi
- Spruce Hill: 4.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 1.5 mi
- Westman Beach: 10.8 mi
- Michigan Beach: 19.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 10.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 10.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cress Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 290° | 273 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 134° | 259 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 342° | 255 m | 2.9 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 242° | 196 m | 22.2 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 74° | 187 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 5 mi away.
- Mallard151 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk149 obs
- Canada Goose80 obs
- Great Blue Heron68 obs
- Monarch67 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee64 obs
- American Robin61 obs
- dame's rocket61 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/189811644
Day trips start here
- Naperville · 3 mi
- Lisle · 4 mi
- Wheaton · 5 mi
- Aurora · 7 mi
- Bolingbrook · 7 mi
- Woodridge · 7 mi
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