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Roundout Train Robbery

Roundout Train Robbery from directly overhead

Roundout Train Robbery is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is West Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
On June 12, 1924, the largest train robberies in U.S. history occurred near here. Bandits who boarded the train in Chicago forced postal clerks to surrender sacks containing more than two million dollars in securities and cash. Local police apprehended t
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Coordinates42.28014, -87.89502
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Minear Lake Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Forest Park Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Diamond Lake Beach: 5.9 mi
Museums
Gardens: 58
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Elawa Farm: 1.7 mi
  • Student Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Revery Prairie: 4.0 mi
  • McClure Rain Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • F-14 Tomcat: 3.1 mi
  • Krazy Kars: 6.2 mi
  • ZoomJets: 6.2 mi
  • Up, Up & Away: 6.2 mi
  • X-Flight: 6.2 mi
Parks
  • West Park: 0.4 mi
  • Knollwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Birch Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sanctuary Park: 1.0 mi
  • Blair Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 54
Artworks: 52
  • Round Entry Door: 5.6 mi
  • Polar Bear Statue: 5.7 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 5.7 mi
  • Finger Sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 47
Peaks: 12
  • sled hill: 5.7 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Bald Knob: 17.5 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainNW283 m21.2 mi
Hill FifteenWNW276 m23.8 mi
Camelback KameWNW268 m24.3 mi
Bald KnobWNW235 m17.5 mi
Leahy HillN234 m10.1 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE204 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636455767727164524029

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7940867811

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