Jaycee Park
Jaycee Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1951
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Springfield Park District
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 62.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chamberlain Ball Park: 0.4 mi
- Bergen Park: 0.5 mi
- Capital Cruisers Park: 0.6 mi
- Madison Park: 1.0 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 1.5 mi
- Henry Stephens: 1.1 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Archaeological Site: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Campaign Wagon: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Nelson O. Howarth: 1.4 mi
- Sonya Massey Mural: 0.9 mi
- Corridor in History and Development: 1.2 mi
- Local Heroes: 1.2 mi
- Springfield Fire Department Mural: 1.3 mi
- Celebration: 1.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 1.5 mi
- Union Station: 1.6 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 1.6 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 1.6 mi
- Climate Restoration Area: 0.4 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Spartan Garden: 1.3 mi
- Enos Park Sculpture Garden: 1.6 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 1.3 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 2.5 mi
- High Dive Show: 2.7 mi
- Milk a Cow: 2.8 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 3.9 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.4 mi
- Wanless Park: 4.5 mi
- Carpenter Park: 4.7 mi
- Gurgens Park: 4.9 mi
- Cotton Hill: 8.6 mi
- Walnut Hill: 13.0 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 16.1 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 17.3 mi
- Polecat Hill: 21.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.1 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Gurney: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jaycee Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNE 27° | 221 m | 17.3 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 17° | 197 m | 13.0 mi |
| Polecat Hill | N 11° | 187 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 163° | 186 m | 8.6 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 89° | 183 m | 16.1 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.
- Eastern Cottontail28 obs
- American Robin22 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel18 obs
- Mourning Dove16 obs
- Canada Goose14 obs
- House Sparrow12 obs
- common jewelweed12 obs
- Green Sunfish12 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/124768329
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