West Union Park
West Union Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 146 m. Yaw Hill stands 205 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutsonville Township Park, Boat Dock, a park 6.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 88 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 146 m
How to reach it
- 88.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 17.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
130 named places within 25 miles
- Hutsonville Township Park, Boat Dock: 6.8 mi
- Daugherty Field: 6.8 mi
- Hutsonville Township Park: 7.3 mi
- Prairie Creek Park: 11.8 mi
- Harlow Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
- Big Bat: 18.1 mi
- Bookworm: 18.4 mi
- Bookworm: 18.4 mi
- World's Largest Windchime: 18.5 mi
- Worlds Largest Rocking Chair: 18.5 mi
- Fairbanks Mound: 7.0 mi
- Big Knoll: 9.1 mi
- Ladd Hill: 9.2 mi
- Lost Hill: 9.9 mi
- Indian Mound: 15.9 mi
- Clark County Museum: 12.5 mi
- Heath Museum & Confectionery: 14.5 mi
- USA Softball of Illinois Hall of Fame: 18.1 mi
- Candles Holocaust Museum & Education Center: 21.5 mi
- Antique Tractor Museum: 22.6 mi
- Story Walk: 18.4 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 18.5 mi
- World's Largest Teeter-Totter: 18.5 mi
- Porch Swing: 18.6 mi
- Worlds Largest Mailbox: 18.6 mi
- Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 8.3 mi
- American Beech Woods Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Lincoln Trail State Park: 10.0 mi
- Greene-Sullivan State Forest Dugger Unit: 19.9 mi
- Shakamak Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Griffin: 16.6 mi
- Caledonia: 19.2 mi
- Farnsworth: 19.9 mi
- West Union: 23.2 mi
- Crawfordsville: 23.5 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 22.7 mi
- ISU Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- City of Hollies Tree Farm: 23.2 mi
- Herbs Garden: 24.5 mi
- DoD War Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Trolly: 18.6 mi
- Woodlawn Monument Sight: 23.1 mi
- Clear Creek Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Clear Creek Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Union Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaw Hill | ENE 67° | 205 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sanford Hill | ENE 60° | 204 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ladd Hill | ESE 121° | 190 m | 9.2 mi |
| Trimmer Hill | ENE 63° | 190 m | 21.8 mi |
| Shawn Hill | SSE 160° | 165 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lost Hill | NNW 334° | 164 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bristol Hill | SSE 163° | 164 m | 16.3 mi |
| Indian Mound | S 170° | 161 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:41 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palestine, 15 mi away.
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird1 obs
- Sheepnose1 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 node/354155096
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