- Elevation, modelled
- 217 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway10.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0393, -88.2860
Mother Skye is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 217 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Which Way, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 10 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Blue and red metal sculpture of female figure standing bent in a u-shape on tiptoe and fingertips, her head represented by bright red spiral shape.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mother Skye. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 211° | 273 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 153° | 259 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 159° | 255 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 10° | 235 m | 24.2 mi |
- 10.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 26.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 12 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Which Way: 0.0 mi
- United States Flag Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Family Memorial Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 0.2 mi
- Seven at the Gates of Dawn: 0.2 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 0.1 mi
- Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Spruce Trees Nursery: 5.9 mi
- Meditation Garden: 7.4 mi
- Walton Island Park: 0.1 mi
- Foundry Park: 0.2 mi
- Carleton Rogers Park: 0.2 mi
- Advocate Park: 0.2 mi
- Douglas Avenue Park: 0.2 mi
- Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 0.8 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 1.2 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 1.6 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 1.2 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 1.3 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 2.6 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 3.4 mi
- Elgin Shores Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Tyler Creek Forest Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Poplar Creek Forest Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Voyagers Landing Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Bluff Spring Fen: 2.3 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 13.2 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 21: 13.3 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 13.4 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 22: 13.4 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 3.7 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 5.1 mi
- Monza Wall: 5.1 mi
- Serpentine: 5.2 mi
- Len's Hairpin: 5.4 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 10.1 mi
- Main Beach: 13.7 mi
- West Beach: 14.0 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 14.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 19.7 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.9 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 14.2 mi
- Mount Hoy: 15.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.5 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 18.7 mi
- Weston: 13.7 mi
- Coltonville: 23.6 mi
- Brush Point: 24.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Wheaton · 16 mi
- Aurora · 19 mi
- Lisle · 20 mi
- Downers Grove · 21 mi
- Naperville · 21 mi
- Oak Brook · 23 mi
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