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Traveler is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Benny Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

In 2019, the Waukegan Public library, commissioned a monument to Ray Bradbury. Who was born in Waukegan Illinois on August 22, 1920.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36218, -87.83281

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jack Benny Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Haig Paravonian Park: 0.2 mi
  • Art Park: 0.2 mi
  • Community Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ray Bradbury Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Jack Benny Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 0.2 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 10.7 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 11.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Ray Bradbury: 0.3 mi
  • Edison Court Station on the North Shore Line: 0.7 mi
  • Founders Memorial: 4.0 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Sun Garden: 11.3 mi
  • The Buttery: 11.4 mi
  • Fairie Glen: 11.4 mi
  • Cotswold Commons: 11.4 mi
Museums: 57
  • Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 0.2 mi
  • The African American Museum at the England Manor: 0.4 mi
  • Waukegan History Museum: 1.7 mi
  • National Museum of the American Sailor: 3.5 mi
  • Legacy Museum: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 44
  • Waukegan Municipal Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Waukegan Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Illinois Beach State Park: 4.9 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 44
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Elawa Farm: 7.6 mi
  • McClure Rain Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Revery Prairie: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Leahy Hill: 5.9 mi
  • sled hill: 10.5 mi
  • Bald Knob: 19.2 mi
  • Gander Mountain: 20.5 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainWNW 296°283 m20.5 mi
Hill FifteenWNW 286°276 m24.3 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 296°257 m24.7 mi
Bald KnobW 275°235 m19.2 mi
Leahy HillNW 317°234 m5.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 164°204 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3716:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636455767727164524029

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1187748610

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