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Riverwalk Park

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Riverwalk Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mr. & Mrs. Naperville, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.4 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77021, -88.15597

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 0.0 mi
  • Best Friends: 0.1 mi
  • Landforms: 0.2 mi
  • Joseph Naper: 0.2 mi
  • Reading Children: 0.2 mi
Parks
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Stand Alone Fireplace: 2.2 mi
  • South Picnic Shelter: 3.9 mi
  • West Picnic Shelter: 4.0 mi
  • East Picnic Shelter: 4.1 mi
  • Olivia's Party Deck: 12.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 16
  • Rotary Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 4.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 4.9 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWNW 295°273 m15.5 mi
Mounded LandfillSE 125°259 m4.9 mi
Mount HoyNNW 344°255 m4.5 mi
Maramech HillWSW 246°196 m21.9 mi
Players HillENE 70°187 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637485969737164523929
Precip in2.22.02.43.84.84.44.34.43.43.62.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 5 mi away.

  • Mallard145 obs
  • Cassin's 17-year Cicada133 obs
  • Canada Goose72 obs
  • American Robin68 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee62 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail61 obs
  • Stream Bluet55 obs
  • Great Blue Heron53 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/188292382

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