Duncan Park
Duncan Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Hope, a garden 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1920
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Springfield Park District
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 61.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 1 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gehrmann Park: 0.9 mi
- Bob Vose Corner: 0.9 mi
- Union Square Park: 0.9 mi
- Old State Capitol Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Enos Park: 1.2 mi
- First Cabin in Springfield: 0.6 mi
- Springfield Spanish-American War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Illinois Firefighter Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Illinois Police Officers Memorial: 0.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 0.7 mi
- Illinois Workers Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Very Special Mosaic Mural: 0.8 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.8 mi
- The Coal Miner: 0.8 mi
- Garden of Hope: 0.5 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 1.0 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 1.6 mi
- Illinois State Museum: 0.9 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 0.9 mi
- Union Station: 0.9 mi
- Illinois State Military Museum: 1.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 1.3 mi
- Milk a Cow: 2.3 mi
- High Dive Show: 2.3 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 2.4 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.0 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Gurgens Park: 4.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.4 mi
- Carpenter Park: 4.7 mi
- Wanless Park: 6.7 mi
- Cotton Hill: 10.1 mi
- Walnut Hill: 13.4 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 18.1 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 18.5 mi
- Polecat Hill: 21.8 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duncan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NE 35° | 221 m | 18.1 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 28° | 197 m | 13.4 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 17° | 187 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 151° | 186 m | 10.1 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 91° | 183 m | 18.5 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NW 318° | 183 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, under a mile away.
- Mallard68 obs
- Canada Goose33 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel32 obs
- Pond Slider26 obs
- Eastern Cottontail26 obs
- Wood Duck23 obs
- House Sparrow19 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee19 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/123275507
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- Petersburg · 17 mi
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