Dominican University
Dominican University is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sister Benita Newhouse, O.P., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Catholic university in River Forest, Illinois, affiliated with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.
Dates from 1901.
Wikidata Q5290854, matched on coordinates and name (225 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Founded 1901 Dominican University Caritas Veritas
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 0.7 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 1.4 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 1.5 mi
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum: 1.7 mi
- Wonder Works Children's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Triton College Botanical Garden: 1.1 mi
- Healing Garden: 2.1 mi
- Greenleaf Garden: 2.2 mi
- West Cook Wild Ones Wildlife Corridoor: 2.3 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 2.6 mi
- Grotto: 0.0 mi
- Quad: 0.2 mi
- Constitution Park: 0.3 mi
- Forest & Augusta Triangle Park: 0.6 mi
- Silver Creek Eagle Nest Park: 0.7 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 6.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.2 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 10.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 10.3 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 10.5 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 0.1 mi
- Sunset Bridge Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Evans Field: 0.6 mi
- Thatcher Woods: 0.7 mi
- Thatcher Woods Trailside Meuseum of Natural History: 0.7 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 3.5 mi
- Bactrian Camel: 4.8 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 4.8 mi
- Grevy's Zebra: 4.8 mi
- Short-Nosed Echidna: 4.8 mi
- Cougar Pride: 0.8 mi
- Shrouded Body: 0.8 mi
- Fred Hampton: 1.4 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright: 1.5 mi
- Well: 1.5 mi
- Sister Benita Newhouse, O.P.: 0.0 mi
- Sistie’s Garden: 0.0 mi
- Bill’s Tree: 0.3 mi
- Terri Schroeder: 0.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 0.7 mi
- Silver Creek Family Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Fullerton Woods Family Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 2.0 mi
- Indian Boundary Family Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 3.4 mi
- Players Hill: 3.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 3.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 17.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 22.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dominican University. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 228° | 259 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 255° | 255 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 36° | 204 m | 10.3 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 124° | 187 m | 3.5 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 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6398614912
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Berwyn · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
- Brookfield · 6 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- La Grange · 7 mi
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