DNA Wind Sculpture
DNA Wind Sculpture is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cumberland Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 1.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 10 mi
- Des Plaines River · 21 mi
- Viewing area · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cumberland Park: 0.3 mi
- Waubonsie Lake Park: 0.5 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Breckenridge Park: 0.6 mi
- Georgetown Park: 0.6 mi
- Oakhurst Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Vermont Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Arlene Shoemaker Forest Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Springbrook Prairie: 4.4 mi
- Big Woods County Forest Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Mastodon Statue: 2.1 mi
- Men Digging: 2.1 mi
- Cannons: 2.1 mi
- Bear: 2.1 mi
- Bear: 2.1 mi
- Phillips Zoo Park: 2.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Monument: 2.2 mi
- Grand Army Republic Memorial: 3.5 mi
- William Crowder: 5.3 mi
- Shannower 9/11 Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 2.2 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 2.3 mi
- Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Honor Garden: 5.4 mi
- Healing Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Aurora Regional Fire Museum: 3.3 mi
- SciTech Hands on Museum: 3.6 mi
- William Tanner House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Naper Settlement: 5.5 mi
- McDonald Farm: 5.9 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 6.9 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 7.3 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 8.2 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 8.3 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 8.5 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 7.3 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 8.1 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 14.8 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 15.4 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 16.3 mi
- Rotary Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mount Hoy: 7.4 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 9.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 10.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 10.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 16.2 mi
- Michigan Beach: 18.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 23.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 20.6 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 21.8 mi
- Lake Strini: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of DNA Wind Sculpture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | NW 314° | 273 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | E 94° | 259 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NNE 30° | 255 m | 7.4 mi |
| Maramech Hill | WSW 245° | 196 m | 16.4 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 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aurora, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9115167467
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 3 mi
- Naperville · 5 mi
- Bolingbrook · 9 mi
- Lisle · 9 mi
- Wheaton · 11 mi
- Woodridge · 11 mi
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