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Elgin National Watch Company

Elgin National Watch Company from directly overhead

Elgin National Watch Company is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiwanis Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.9 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02973, -88.27735

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ryerson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Central Park: 0.3 mi
  • Festival Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • City Hall Raised Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Spruce Trees Nursery: 5.8 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Illinois Watch Case Company: 1.6 mi
  • Pratt's Castle: 2.2 mi
  • Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Paintball Explosion: 4.3 mi
  • Steffan's Straight: 5.8 mi
  • Monza Wall: 5.8 mi
  • Serpentine: 6.0 mi
  • Len's Hairpin: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 15
Peaks: 12
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 13.8 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 14.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elgin National Watch Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundSW 214°273 m13.8 mi
Mounded LandfillSSE 154°259 m23.1 mi
Mount HoySSE 160°255 m14.5 mi
Bald KnobN 8°235 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1819:5120:33
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636485969747264523928
Precip in2.01.92.44.05.14.54.04.33.53.32.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10994399190

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