Garden Plots Park
Garden Plots Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 213 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.9 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 213 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Naperville Park District
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 6.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 11 mi
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Community Garden: 0.0 mi
- Healing Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Honor Garden: 0.6 mi
- Tree Nursery: 3.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.1 mi
- Sportsman's Park: 0.2 mi
- Hobson West Park: 0.2 mi
- Dove Park: 0.2 mi
- Knoch Park: 0.2 mi
- William Freidrich Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- William Crowder: 0.7 mi
- Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Confederate Cannon: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 1.2 mi
- The Spirit of the American Doughboy: 1.5 mi
- Naper Settlement: 0.7 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 1.4 mi
- McDonald Farm: 3.0 mi
- Knoch Knolls Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Warrenville Historical Society City Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 0.8 mi
- Best Friends: 0.8 mi
- Landforms: 0.9 mi
- Dick Tracy: 0.9 mi
- Ladder of Light: 0.9 mi
- Pioneer Park Forest Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Springbrook Prairie: 1.8 mi
- McDowell Grove Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Kingsley Prairie: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Grove Forest Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 2.1 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 4.7 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 4.7 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 4.9 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 11.8 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 5.2 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 10.9 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 11.3 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 11.8 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 13.8 mi
- Rotary Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Hoy: 5.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.5 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 5.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 9.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 0.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 11.2 mi
- Michigan Beach: 17.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.3 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 8.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garden Plots Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 298° | 273 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | ESE 116° | 259 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 348° | 255 m | 5.1 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 247° | 196 m | 21.4 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 68° | 187 m | 21.7 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, 6 mi away.
- Mallard151 obs
- Cassin's 17-year Cicada133 obs
- common milkweed77 obs
- Canada Goose73 obs
- American Robin69 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee68 obs
- Great Blue Heron62 obs
- Eastern Cottontail62 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/235587992
Day trips start here
- Naperville · 1 mi
- Lisle · 4 mi
- Bolingbrook · 6 mi
- Woodridge · 6 mi
- Aurora · 7 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
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