Hobbs Park
Hobbs Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunn Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Elevation
- 182 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 · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunn Park: 0.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.5 mi
- Lake Victoria Park: 0.6 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 1.0 mi
- Dreamland Park: 1.0 mi
- Illinois State Police Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Elijah Iles House: 2.2 mi
- Dana Thomas House: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Campaign Wagon: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Route 66 Mural: 1.1 mi
- Route 66 Mural: 1.6 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 2.1 mi
- Ansar Shrine: 2.2 mi
- Fido With Newspaper: 2.3 mi
- Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center: 1.1 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 2.3 mi
- Illinois State Museum: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 2.5 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 2.6 mi
- Laketown Serenity Garden: 0.8 mi
- Spartan Garden: 1.1 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Gift of Hope Donor Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 2.3 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 2.6 mi
- Selvaggio Historic Arches: 2.6 mi
- Rotary Sundial: 2.7 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 4.6 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Wanless Park: 3.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 6.6 mi
- Carpenter Park: 6.9 mi
- Gurgens Park: 7.0 mi
- Cotton Hill: 6.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 15.3 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 16.9 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 19.6 mi
- Polecat Hill: 24.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.9 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Gurney: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hobbs Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 26° | 221 m | 19.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 17° | 197 m | 15.3 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 11° | 187 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 152° | 186 m | 6.7 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 82° | 183 m | 16.9 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 | 18:57 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose17 obs
- American Robin16 obs
- Common Garter Snake11 obs
- Green Sunfish10 obs
- Great Blue Heron9 obs
- Bald Eagle9 obs
- Mallard9 obs
- Ring-billed Gull8 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/125359931
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- Petersburg · 21 mi
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