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First Major Industry in Kendall County

First Major Industry in Kendall County from directly overhead

First Major Industry in Kendall County is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 18 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

county's first factory

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The story

First factory in Kendall County, Illinois

Wikidata Q124045051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
ON THIS SITE WAS LOCATED THE MARSH HARVESTER WORKS FIRST MAJOR INDUSTRY IN KENDALL COUNTY EST. 1863
Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.66208, -88.53689

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lathrop Park: 0.2 mi
  • Foli Park: 0.6 mi
  • City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Gorman Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 55
Museums: 35
  • Stone Mill Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Air Classics Museum of Aviation: 7.6 mi
  • Sugar Grove Historical Society: 8.1 mi
  • Fern Dell Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Little White School Museum: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Train: 5.4 mi
  • Mastodon Statue: 13.4 mi
  • Bear: 13.5 mi
  • Bear: 13.5 mi
  • Men Digging: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 16
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Maramech Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Johnson’s Mound: 15.0 mi
  • Rotary Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 21.8 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Major Industry in Kendall County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundNNE 22°273 m15.0 mi
Mounded LandfillENE 79°259 m24.1 mi
Mount HoyENE 57°255 m21.8 mi
Maramech HillS 189°196 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1915:4316:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232738496070737164523928
Precip in1.31.42.23.64.14.03.73.33.03.22.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Aurora Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11037917658

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