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Patrick J. Cadigan Park

Patrick J. Cadigan Park from directly overhead

Patrick J. Cadigan Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Vredenburg Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1968

What to expect

Operated by
Springfield Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.76789, -89.69975

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 52
Artworks: 50
Gardens: 20
Attractions: 9
  • Lauterbach Man Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Selvaggio Historic Arches: 3.4 mi
  • Rotary Sundial: 3.4 mi
  • Lincoln's Home: 3.6 mi
  • Milk a Cow: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Cotton Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Yellow Hammer Knob: 20.5 mi
  • Elkhart Hill: 21.3 mi
  • Polecat Hill: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhart HillNE 35°221 m21.3 mi
Walnut HillNNE 29°197 m16.6 mi
Polecat HillNNE 19°187 m24.9 mi
Cotton HillSE 132°186 m9.1 mi
Yellow Hammer KnobE 83°183 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3219:5020:31
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:1715:5516:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273142536373767467554333
Precip in2.22.23.04.15.15.04.42.93.13.13.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 2 mi away.

  • Mallard59 obs
  • Canada Goose32 obs
  • Pond Slider22 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel22 obs
  • Wood Duck20 obs
  • House Sparrow19 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco17 obs
  • Northern Cardinal16 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/401639543

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