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Burial Site of Josette Beaubien

Burial Site of Josette Beaubien from directly overhead

Burial Site of Josette Beaubien is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Boundary Family Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.5 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Josette Beaubien, a survivor of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, was buried here in 1845. She was married to Jean Baptiste Beaubien, one of Chicago's first settlers. Her brother was Claude LaFramboise, a chief of the Potawatomie Indians. Chief Alexander Robins

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94176, -87.85362

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Junction Park: 0.5 mi
  • Birch Park: 0.6 mi
  • Willow Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ruby Park: 0.9 mi
  • Stalica Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Beaches
Peaks: 20
  • Hidden Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Players Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Lake Strini: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 218°259 m18.6 mi
Mount HoyWSW 246°255 m18.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 53°204 m9.5 mi
Players HillSE 136°187 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506171757466544131
Precip in2.02.02.53.84.54.13.74.23.23.42.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9892758439

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