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Glenn Park

Glenn Park from directly overhead

Glenn Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Retention Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1924

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.11976, -88.27546

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Retention Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eisner Park: 0.4 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.6 mi
  • Davidson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Citizens Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 37
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Blue Mound: 9.6 mi
  • Blue Mound: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWSW 238°228 m11.5 mi
Blue MoundENE 64°214 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:2519:4620:26
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1315:4816:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041526372757467554131
Precip in2.32.22.83.94.84.64.53.53.43.33.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 3 mi away.

  • Canada Goose150 obs
  • Mallard143 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee124 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel97 obs
  • House Sparrow93 obs
  • Monarch89 obs
  • American Robin80 obs
  • Great Blue Heron79 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/235890393

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