Zocher Park
Zocher Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Colony Lake Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 15 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 16 mi
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colony Lake Park: 0.1 mi
- Colony Lake Park: 0.2 mi
- Sloan Park: 0.2 mi
- Wilmington Park: 0.3 mi
- Evergreen Park: 0.5 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 1.4 mi
- Frog Statue: 1.6 mi
- Heart of the Basket Maker: 1.6 mi
- Since Ever Since statue: 1.6 mi
- Splash: 1.7 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 1.6 mi
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 2.8 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 3.6 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Meditation Garden: 2.2 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 2.6 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 2.6 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 4.5 mi
- Medieval Times: 1.9 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 2.3 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 3.8 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 8.8 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 9.7 mi
- School District 54 Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Roselle History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- School House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 5.3 mi
- Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove: 3.9 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Meacham Wildlife Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 10.3 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 14.9 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 14.9 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 17.6 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 5.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 13.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 14.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 14.7 mi
- Mount Hoy: 15.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zocher Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 234° | 273 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | S 177° | 259 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 196° | 255 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 347° | 235 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 94° | 204 m | 20.3 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 124° | 187 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Streamwood, 4 mi away.
- Canada Goose15 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee15 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee14 obs
- Mallard12 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird12 obs
- Mourning Dove10 obs
- Great Blue Heron10 obs
- House Sparrow10 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/119556667
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 13 mi
- Downers Grove · 17 mi
- Lisle · 17 mi
- Oak Brook · 17 mi
- Hinsdale · 19 mi
- Brookfield · 20 mi
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