Burial Site of Josette Beaubien
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. 19 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
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 1.9 mi
- KE19: 3.1 mi
- KE20: 3.2 mi
- KE38: 3.2 mi
- KE36-Rivers Casino: 3.5 mi
- Casa Italia: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Hummels: 3.5 mi
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 3.6 mi
- Wonder Works Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- Norwood Park Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 8.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 10.3 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 10.8 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 10.8 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 10.8 mi
- The Runners: 3.0 mi
- Nesewin - How to Breathe Underwater: 3.0 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Replica: 3.5 mi
- Giant Radio Flyer Wagon: 3.6 mi
- Cougar Pride: 3.6 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 0.9 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 5.9 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 6.0 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 6.1 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 6.8 mi
- Seymour Simon Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Schiller Woods South: 0.8 mi
- Schiller Woods West: 0.8 mi
- Che-Che-Pin-Qua Woods: 0.8 mi
- Schiller Woods East: 0.8 mi
- Serpent Twin Mound: 0.8 mi
- Robinson Family Burial Ground: 1.8 mi
- Sister Benita Newhouse, O.P.: 3.0 mi
- Sistie’s Garden: 3.0 mi
- Dominican University: 3.0 mi
- 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
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 218° | 259 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 246° | 255 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 53° | 204 m | 9.5 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 136° | 187 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/9892758439
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 6 mi
- Berwyn · 8 mi
- Brookfield · 8 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 8 mi
- Cicero · 8 mi
- Oak Brook · 8 mi
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