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Donley's Wild West Museum

Donley's Wild West Museum from directly overhead

Donley's Wild West Museum is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. High Point stands 362 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Donley Auctions, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 21 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20539, -88.54797

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Verterans Park: 2.4 mi
  • Indian Oaks Park: 4.6 mi
  • Deicke Park: 6.5 mi
  • Borhart Park: 6.7 mi
  • James C Dhamer Town Square: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 34
Attractions: 32
  • Donley Auctions: 0.1 mi
  • All Seasons Apple Orchard: 4.9 mi
  • Cody's Farm and Orchard: 4.9 mi
  • Inflatables: 5.0 mi
  • Sue's Sandbox: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Huntley Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Bill Murray Stepped Here: 9.2 mi
  • First School House Hooser's Grove 1845: 10.4 mi
  • Ravenstone Castle: 13.3 mi
  • Somerset Manor: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Tractor: 9.4 mi
  • Planetarium Display: 10.0 mi
  • Geoscene wall: 10.0 mi
  • Tractors: 10.1 mi
  • Hourse: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 11
Beaches: 8
Peaks: 5
  • High Point: 18.3 mi
  • Camelback Kame: 18.5 mi
  • Bald Knob: 21.4 mi
  • Hill Fifteen: 22.0 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 15.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointN 359°362 m18.3 mi
Hill FifteenNE 37°276 m22.0 mi
Johnson’s MoundSSE 165°273 m24.4 mi
Camelback KameNE 37°268 m18.5 mi
Bald KnobNE 54°235 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:07
June solstice05:1919:5220:35
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212535475969737164513827
Precip in1.71.62.13.84.64.64.04.23.73.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marengo, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/445382659

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