- Elevation, modelled
- 206 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 22.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6331, -88.1172
Volunteer Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 206 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacific Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.3 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Volunteer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | NW 315° | 273 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | NNE 17° | 259 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNW 347° | 255 m | 14.1 mi |
| Maramech Hill | W 271° | 196 m | 21.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 47° | 187 m | 24.6 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 1.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Viewing area · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pacific Park: 0.4 mi
- Malibu Bay Park: 0.4 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.5 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.5 mi
- Georgetown Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
- Romeoville Area Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Isle La Cache Museum: 2.5 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum: 4.3 mi
- Will County Historical Museum and Research Center: 4.3 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 4.3 mi
- Dreams: 4.3 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 5.0 mi
- A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone: 8.0 mi
- A. Richardson Memorial Stone: 8.0 mi
Gardens
- Wingren: 5.8 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Sensory Garden: 6.0 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 6.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks
- Green Eggs and Ham: 6.8 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 7.0 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 7.8 mi
- Buddhist Society Statue: 8.0 mi
- Unknown: 8.8 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 8.0 mi
- Old telephone poles: 11.5 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 12.9 mi
- Schmuhl School: 12.9 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 8.2 mi
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 10.9 mi
- Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 11.7 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 13
- Mounded Landfill: 7.0 mi
- Rotary Hill: 9.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 10.9 mi
- Spruce Hill: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 16.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Canyon Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 7.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Michigan Beach: 8.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.7 mi
- Westman Beach: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Lake Strini: 1.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 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, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Bolingbrook · 5 mi
- Lemont · 7 mi
- Joliet · 8 mi
- Naperville · 8 mi
- Woodridge · 9 mi
- Lisle · 11 mi
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