Ranchview Park
Ranchview Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is University Heights Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.0 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Naperville Park District
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 14 mi
- Viewing area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- University Heights Park: 0.5 mi
- Campus Greens Park: 0.5 mi
- Meadow Glens Park: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Park: 0.8 mi
- Stanford Meadows: 0.8 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 1.4 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 6.4 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 6.5 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 6.5 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 9.8 mi
- Oak Savanna: 1.5 mi
- Tree Nursery: 2.8 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 2.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 2.9 mi
- Buddhist Society Statue: 1.8 mi
- Growth and Change: 3.4 mi
- The Great Concerto: 3.4 mi
- Laughing Lincoln: 3.4 mi
- A Lifetime Together: 3.4 mi
- Pioneer Park Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Whalon Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- Hickory Grove Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Hidden Oaks Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- James S. Boan Woods: 2.2 mi
- McDonald Farm: 2.8 mi
- Knoch Knolls Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Illinois Aviation Museum: 3.4 mi
- Naper Settlement: 3.5 mi
- DuPage Children's Museum: 3.7 mi
- Confederate Cannon: 3.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors: 3.4 mi
- Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- The Spirit of the American Navy: 3.6 mi
- Tragedy To Triumph: 3.6 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 7.4 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 7.4 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 9.3 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 11.4 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 13.0 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 1.2 mi
- Rotary Hill: 3.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 5.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 5.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 3.7 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.9 mi
- Michigan Beach: 15.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 6.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ranchview Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WNW 297° | 273 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 126° | 259 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 326° | 255 m | 7.6 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 253° | 196 m | 24.0 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 61° | 187 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 5 mi away.
- Red-winged Blackbird151 obs
- American Robin120 obs
- Bald Eagle70 obs
- House Finch51 obs
- Canada Goose50 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel49 obs
- prairie trillium48 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk45 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/67952549
Day trips start here
- Bolingbrook · 3 mi
- Woodridge · 3 mi
- Lisle · 4 mi
- Naperville · 4 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
- Lemont · 7 mi
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