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Union Park

Union Park from directly overhead

Union Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Side Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.47542, -87.66258

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Ghost towns: 19
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 4
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar Creek: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Danville Art League: 23.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Portland Arch: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillESE 117°206 m20.2 mi
Hog Back HillESE 114°204 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:2119:4420:25
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1115:4416:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041536372757367554231
Precip in2.12.02.84.04.84.94.64.03.43.42.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hoopeston, 1 mi away.

  • henbit deadnettle2 obs
  • Variegated Fritillary2 obs
  • Carolina Mantis2 obs
  • Ring-necked Pheasant1 obs
  • Mourning Dove1 obs
  • Turkey Vulture1 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1 obs
  • Green Heron1 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/550011191

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