Village Green Park
Village Green Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Electric Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 186 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Plainfield Park District
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway, National
- On the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 17 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 19 mi
- Des Plaines River · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Electric Park: 0.2 mi
- Plainfield Railroad Museum Park: 0.3 mi
- Electric Park: 0.3 mi
- Ottawa Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Settlers Park: 0.6 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 0.4 mi
- A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone: 4.1 mi
- A. Richardson Memorial Stone: 4.1 mi
- Dreams: 7.7 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 7.8 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society Main Street Museum: 0.6 mi
- Romeoville Area Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Isle La Cache Museum: 7.4 mi
- Illinois Aviation Museum: 7.4 mi
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center: 7.8 mi
- Green Eggs and Ham: 7.0 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 7.6 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 8.8 mi
- DNA Wind Sculpture: 9.4 mi
- Bear: 10.0 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 8.3 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 9.8 mi
- Old telephone poles: 11.6 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 12.9 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 14.5 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 10.9 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 14.5 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 15.5 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 15.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 8.3 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 8.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.3 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
- Tree Nursery: 8.3 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 10.8 mi
- Rotary Hill: 11.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 14.6 mi
- Mount Hoy: 15.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 15.7 mi
- Michigan Beach: 9.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.6 mi
- Westman Beach: 19.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 12.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Holderman Hill: 24.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 12.8 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Village Green Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | NNW 327° | 273 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | NE 38° | 259 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | N 5° | 255 m | 15.6 mi |
| Maramech Hill | W 277° | 196 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romeoville WFO, 6 mi away.
- Bald Eagle29 obs
- Canada Goose25 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant20 obs
- Amur honeysuckle19 obs
- Mute Swan18 obs
- White-tailed Deer18 obs
- Great Egret18 obs
- Mallard17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/42955641
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 7 mi
- Bolingbrook · 9 mi
- Naperville · 10 mi
- Aurora · 12 mi
- Lemont · 12 mi
- Woodridge · 13 mi
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