Dunham Castle
Dunham Castle is a historic site in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 237 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoscheit Woods Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.8 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
village in DuPage and Kane counties, Illinois, United States
Dates from 1958.
Wikidata Q2625806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 237 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 6 mi
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoscheit Woods Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Dunham Forest Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Brewster Creek Forest Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- James "Pate" Philip State Park: 2.3 mi
- Riverbend Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Kingswood-Charlemagne Park: 1.7 mi
- Cornerstone Lakes Park: 1.7 mi
- Taly Park: 1.8 mi
- Fox Chase Park: 1.8 mi
- Bartlett Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 2.9 mi
- Dunham Hunt Museum: 3.3 mi
- Saint Charles History Museum: 3.3 mi
- The Viking Ship: 4.2 mi
- Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone: 2.0 mi
- memorial marker: 3.3 mi
- Memorial marker: 3.3 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 5.4 mi
- Kane County Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Reflections: 3.4 mi
- Wind Emotions: 3.4 mi
- Arts In Bartlett: 5.2 mi
- Continuum: 5.7 mi
- Parade Mural: 5.8 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 5.6 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 6.0 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 6.1 mi
- Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 10.8 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 10.8 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 10.9 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 13.5 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 9.5 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 9.8 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 11.1 mi
- Monza Wall: 11.1 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mount Hoy: 9.5 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 10.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 13.4 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 13.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.9 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 16.1 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 18.7 mi
- Westman Beach: 18.9 mi
- Main Beach: 19.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Weston: 7.7 mi
- Tedens: 23.5 mi
- Coltonville: 23.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 23.0 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunham Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 233° | 273 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 147° | 259 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 150° | 255 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/153426425
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 11 mi
- Aurora · 13 mi
- Lisle · 15 mi
- Naperville · 15 mi
- Downers Grove · 17 mi
- Oak Brook · 19 mi
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