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Douglas Park

Douglas Park from directly overhead

Douglas Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kresge Park, a park 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 34 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.11750, -87.61325

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kresge Park: 1.1 mi
  • Temple Plaza: 1.1 mi
  • Lindley Sign Post Forest: 1.1 mi
  • Danville Stadium: 1.1 mi
  • Carver Park: 1.1 mi
Ghost towns: 21
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 16.1 mi
  • Portland Arch: 16.2 mi
Peaks: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Danville Art League: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pioneer Homestead: 7.2 mi
Springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillNE 45°206 m21.9 mi
Hog Back HillNE 46°204 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:2219:4320:24
September equinox06:3918:1418:49
December solstice07:1015:4616:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242546472757467554332
Precip in2.52.23.24.54.65.24.33.33.33.73.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, 2 mi away.

  • Amur honeysuckle7 obs
  • garlic mustard5 obs
  • Common Green June Beetle5 obs
  • common milkweed4 obs
  • eastern poison ivy4 obs
  • American trumpet vine4 obs
  • American sycamore3 obs
  • late boneset3 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/544116851

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