Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 156 m. Nichols Mound stands 205 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is African American Hall of Fame, a museum 0.3 miles away. Illinois River Road runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 156 m
How to reach it
- On the Illinois River Road, National
- 71.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fondulac Drive Lookout 1 · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Formerly Blaine Sumner Middle School (closed): 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.6 mi
- Logan Recreation Center: 0.8 mi
- John H. Gwynn Jr. Park: 0.9 mi
- Whittier Outdoor Classroom: 1.0 mi
- Purple Martin Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Crevecoeur Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Elwood Wildlife Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Independence Park: 4.0 mi
- Wymann Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Vanna Whitewall: 0.4 mi
- Richard Pryor Statue: 1.0 mi
- Portal: 1.3 mi
- The Pedestrian: 1.4 mi
- Sonar Tide: 1.4 mi
- Fallen Officer Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Street Bridge Monument: 1.1 mi
- Circle of Pride: 1.2 mi
- Franklin Street Bridge Monument: 1.2 mi
- Peoria Holocaust Memorial: 1.4 mi
- African American Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Pettingill-Morron House: 0.9 mi
- Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- Wheels O' Time Museum: 10.6 mi
- Illinois Mennonite Heritage Center: 12.5 mi
- Skip Snyder Garden: 1.4 mi
- Dayspring Community Park 4-H Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Luthy Botanical Garden: 3.3 mi
- ICC Horticulture Garden: 5.9 mi
- Oz Garden: 9.1 mi
- Hazel's Hill: 7.4 mi
- The Mound: 17.3 mi
- Little Mound: 17.9 mi
- Hickory Grove Hill: 18.8 mi
- Nichols Mound: 20.4 mi
- The Doug Oberhelman Caterpillar Visitors Center: 1.5 mi
- Luthy Botanical Gardens greenhouse: 3.3 mi
- Sundance: 8.2 mi
- Riverfront Square: 7.8 mi
- Walnut Grove: 10.9 mi
- Mackinaw River Picnic Area.: 17.3 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Eastbound: 20.0 mi
- Mackinaw Dells Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
- High Point: 6.6 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Mound | E 98° | 205 m | 20.4 mi |
| The Mound | SSW 203° | 160 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hickory Grove Hill | SSW 202° | 152 m | 18.8 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 201° | 148 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:51 | 16:35 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — General Wayne A Downing Intl A, 4 mi away.
- garlic mustard35 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel34 obs
- Mallard25 obs
- Eastern Cottontail19 obs
- Monarch19 obs
- House Finch18 obs
- American Robin17 obs
- Canada Goose16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/103504263
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