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Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park from directly overhead

Lincoln Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrison Park and Golf Course, a park 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 35 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates40.14047, -87.64277

34.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Camel's Back · 29 mi
Sunset Point · 29 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Harrison Park and Golf Course: 0.7 mi
Vermilion County Middle East Conflicts Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Vermilion County Korean and Vietnam War Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Vermilion County World War II Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Danville Library Lawn: 1.0 mi

Ghost towns18

Baltimore: 10.7 mi
Dresser: 11.0 mi
Romine Corner: 11.1 mi
Chesapeake: 12.8 mi
Sloan: 14.2 mi

Nature reserves15

Kickapoo State Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
Middle Fork Woods Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
Windfall Prairie Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
Horseshoe Bottom Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi

Museums9

Vermilion County Museum: 1.0 mi
Vermillion County Museum: 1.0 mi
Danville War Museum: 1.0 mi
Hooten Cemetery: 3.2 mi
Catlin Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi

Historic sites5

Everyday Heroes: 4.2 mi
Grading Wheel: 5.4 mi
Trail of Death marker: 8.6 mi
Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians: 17.4 mi
Gifford War Memorial: 22.7 mi

Rest areas2

Salt Kettle Rest Area: 5.4 mi
Spring Creek Welcome Center: 7.4 mi

Natural arches2

Portland Arch: 17.1 mi
Portland Arch: 17.1 mi

Peaks2

Copeland Hill: 22.0 mi
Hog Back Hill: 23.2 mi

Artworks1

Danville Art League: 0.9 mi

Attractions1

Pioneer Homestead: 9.2 mi

Springs1

Tree Spring: 11.5 mi

Waterfalls1

Williamsport Falls: 21.0 mi

Cliffs1

Lovers Leap: 23.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Copeland Hill	NE 50°	206 m	22.0 mi
Hog Back Hill	NE 51°	204 m	23.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:55	18:27	19:03
June solstice	05:22	19:43	20:24
September equinox	06:39	18:14	18:49
December solstice	07:10	15:46	16:29

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	32	42	54	64	72	75	74	67	55	43	32
Precip in	2.5	2.2	3.2	4.5	4.6	5.2	4.3	3.3	3.3	3.7	3.7	2.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby

Unisexual Mole Salamander6 obs
Northern Cardinal4 obs
garlic mustard4 obs
spotted lady's thumb4 obs
American trumpet vine4 obs
Amur honeysuckle4 obs
Small-mouthed Salamander3 obs
common milkweed3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/544115640

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