Old Fair Park
Old Fair Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Schuyler Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 191 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kankakee Valley Park District
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schuyler Park: 0.4 mi
- Ruby's Park: 0.6 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.6 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.7 mi
- Washington Park: 0.8 mi
- Gar Creek Trail and Prairie Restoration: 2.4 mi
- Shannon Bayou: 4.4 mi
- Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Kankakee River State Park: 10.2 mi
- Mskoda Land and Water Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Spot: 22.8 mi
- Field Rotation: 22.9 mi
- Sextant Yoke: 23.1 mi
- Working On The Failed Utopis: 23.1 mi
- Outgrown Pyramid 2: 23.1 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 3.6 mi
- South Shore Golf Course: 8.1 mi
- Minne Monesse Golf Club: 15.9 mi
- Gemini Giant: 19.3 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 20.5 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 1.4 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 1.7 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 2.3 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 19.3 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 20.8 mi
- Mount Langham: 6.6 mi
- Pilot Hill: 11.8 mi
- Big Hill: 22.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 18.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Fair Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | SW 233° | 227 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Langham | SE 138° | 221 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kankakee Metro Wastewater, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel130 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee80 obs
- Western Honey Bee70 obs
- Goldenrod Soldier Beetle64 obs
- Monarch57 obs
- Carolina Mantis53 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle51 obs
- Mallard45 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/62343615
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 19 mi
- South Suburbs · 26 mi
- Chicago Heights · 28 mi
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