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Wil-O-Way Park

Wil-O-Way Park from directly overhead

Wil-O-Way Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 211 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Hill Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
211 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Naperville Park District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.77059, -88.17923

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Ladder of Light: 0.7 mi
  • Mr. & Mrs. Naperville: 1.2 mi
  • Best Friends: 1.3 mi
  • Joseph Naper: 1.3 mi
  • Landforms: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Stand Alone Fireplace: 3.3 mi
  • South Picnic Shelter: 4.3 mi
  • West Picnic Shelter: 4.3 mi
  • East Picnic Shelter: 4.5 mi
  • Olivia's Party Deck: 10.9 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 15
  • Rotary Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 4.2 mi
  • Pine Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWNW 297°273 m14.4 mi
Mounded LandfillESE 118°259 m5.9 mi
Mount HoyN 359°255 m4.2 mi
Maramech HillWSW 244°196 m20.8 mi
Players HillENE 71°187 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:5020:32
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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard152 obs
  • Cassin's 17-year Cicada131 obs
  • Canada Goose72 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail63 obs
  • American Robin62 obs
  • Great Blue Heron56 obs
  • common milkweed56 obs
  • Common Watersnake55 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/191543090

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