- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Elkhart Hill221 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7884, -89.6951
Schlitt Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 185 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Park Botanical Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1971
- Operated by
- Springfield Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schlitt Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NE 36° | 221 m | 20.0 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 31° | 197 m | 15.3 mi |
| Polecat Hill | NNE 20° | 187 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SE 139° | 186 m | 9.9 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | E 87° | 183 m | 20.1 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NW 322° | 183 m | 24.9 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 59.2 mi off the Great River RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 2 mi
- Jake's Point Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lindsay Place Park: 0.8 mi
- Timberbrooke Park: 1.1 mi
- Jefferson Park: 1.2 mi
- Lewis Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Patrick J. Cadigan Park: 1.4 mi
- Angel of Hope: 0.6 mi
- Washington Park: 0.9 mi
- 1908 Race Riot Tour Marker - Edwards School: 2.2 mi
- Illinois Firefighter Memorial: 2.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 2.1 mi
- Illinois Landscape #3: 2.2 mi
- Proud Raven Totem Pole: 2.2 mi
- Very Special Mosaic Mural: 2.2 mi
- Richard Yates Statue: 2.3 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 0.5 mi
- Washington Park Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Vinegar Hill Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Garden of Hope: 2.4 mi
- The Neighborhood Garden: 3.0 mi
- Illinois State Museum: 2.2 mi
- Vachel Lindsay Home: 2.5 mi
- Kidzeum of Health and Science: 2.5 mi
- Illinois State Military Museum: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln Herndon Law Office: 2.6 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 2.7 mi
- Milk a Cow: 4.2 mi
- High Dive Show: 4.3 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 4.3 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Gurgens Park: 6.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 6.3 mi
- Carpenter Park: 6.5 mi
- Wanless Park: 7.3 mi
- Cotton Hill: 9.9 mi
- Walnut Hill: 15.3 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 20.0 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 20.1 mi
- Polecat Hill: 23.5 mi
- Hampton Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Cavanaugh Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield #2, 1 mi away.
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