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Lilly

Lilly from directly overhead

Lilly is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The McCabes, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Lilly Forever in our Hearts 9/5/2025

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78376, -87.91612

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Parks
  • Katherine Legge Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Woods Pool: 0.3 mi
  • Garywood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sacagawea Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ridgewood Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 56
Gardens
Attractions
Beaches: 52
Artworks: 42
Peaks: 18
  • Centennial Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Signal Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Pine Hill: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 13.4 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW259 m9.1 mi
Mount HoyWNW255 m14.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE204 m19.8 mi
Players HillNE187 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13732990201

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