Millsdale
Millsdale is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Illinois, United States of America
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 5 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluff Park: 1.9 mi
- Central Park: 2.7 mi
- Prairie Wetland: 2.8 mi
- Erickson Park: 3.0 mi
- Lower Rock Run Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Lake Chaminwood Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Joliet Iron Works Historic Site: 8.6 mi
- Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 7.5 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 7.8 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 16.8 mi
- Green Eggs and Ham: 19.0 mi
- Balancing Beam: 21.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Dreams: 12.0 mi
- Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 12.1 mi
- High Prairie Trail: 12.1 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Tampier Lake Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 19.9 mi
- Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 20.1 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 22.0 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 7.7 mi
- Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66: 7.7 mi
- Slovenian Women's Union and Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 8.8 mi
- Gladys Fox Museum: 12.0 mi
- Old telephone poles: 5.0 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 6.5 mi
- Gemini Giant: 8.9 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 9.9 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 10.9 mi
- Wingren: 14.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 19.5 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 19.5 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 19.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 19.5 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 20.9 mi
- Signal Hill: 21.5 mi
- Centennial Hill: 22.3 mi
- Rotary Hill: 23.1 mi
- Maramech Hill: 24.1 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 5.5 mi
- Holderman Hill: 20.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 23.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Michigan Beach: 7.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 23.2 mi
- Lake Strini: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Millsdale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNE 12° | 259 m | 20.9 mi |
| Maramech Hill | NW 306° | 196 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joliet Brandon RD DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 6 mi
- Bolingbrook · 19 mi
- Lemont · 19 mi
- Tinley Park · 21 mi
- Naperville · 22 mi
- South Suburbs · 22 mi
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