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Sportsman's Park

Sportsman's Park from directly overhead

Sportsman's Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dove Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Naperville Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76204, -88.15934

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 0.6 mi
  • Best Friends: 0.7 mi
  • Landforms: 0.7 mi
  • Dick Tracy: 0.8 mi
  • Reading Children: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Stand Alone Fireplace: 2.1 mi
  • South Picnic Shelter: 4.5 mi
  • West Picnic Shelter: 4.6 mi
  • East Picnic Shelter: 4.7 mi
  • Olivia's Party Deck: 11.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 16
  • Rotary Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 4.7 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 5.0 mi
  • Pine Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWNW 297°273 m15.6 mi
Mounded LandfillESE 118°259 m4.7 mi
Mount HoyNNW 348°255 m5.0 mi
Maramech HillWSW 247°196 m21.5 mi
Players HillENE 69°187 m21.6 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, 6 mi away.

  • Mallard149 obs
  • Cassin's 17-year Cicada133 obs
  • Canada Goose73 obs
  • common milkweed72 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee72 obs
  • American Robin66 obs
  • Great Blue Heron61 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail60 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/616703972

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