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Johns Park

Johns Park from directly overhead

Johns Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 195 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Manor Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

What to expect

Operated by
Glenview Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06427, -87.81019

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Glenview Bear: 0.7 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 2.1 mi
  • Undercover History: 2.6 mi
  • Viking: 2.9 mi
  • Lincoln on a Bench: 3.7 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 15
  • Centennial Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 6.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 5.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoySW 230°255 m24.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreESE 118°204 m6.1 mi
Players HillS 170°187 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 5 mi away.

  • large white trillium96 obs
  • White-tailed Deer82 obs
  • Canadian lousewort76 obs
  • prairie trillium57 obs
  • mayapple52 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort50 obs
  • Monarch49 obs
  • rattlesnake master49 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/825297585

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