Showmen's Rest
Showmen's Rest is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Schuth's Grove, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.0 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Commons Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.6 mi
- Reiger Park: 0.8 mi
- Patriots Park: 0.8 mi
- Kriz Park: 1.0 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 1.5 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 2.8 mi
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 3.0 mi
- Family Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 1.7 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 2.1 mi
- Healing Garden: 2.1 mi
- Schuth's Grove: 0.3 mi
- Callahan Grove: 0.3 mi
- Miller Meadow South: 0.8 mi
- Miller Meadow North: 1.1 mi
- McCormick Woods Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 7.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 7.5 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 10.7 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 10.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 10.9 mi
- California Sea Lion: 1.3 mi
- Dolphin: 1.3 mi
- Gray Seal: 1.3 mi
- Snow Leopard: 1.3 mi
- Amur Tiger: 1.3 mi
- Haymarket Martyrs' Monument: 1.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 1.4 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- Baboon Island: 1.5 mi
- Milton F. Eggerding: 1.6 mi
- Walrus "Olga": 1.3 mi
- George Dilboy Memorial Statue: 1.3 mi
- King Nyani: 1.3 mi
- Lion: 1.3 mi
- Buffalo Skull: 1.4 mi
- Andrew Toman Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 6: 0.8 mi
- National Grove Picnic Grove 2: 0.8 mi
- National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 3: 0.9 mi
- National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.9 mi
- The Spot: 1.0 mi
- Players Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.6 mi
- Lake Strini: 20.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Showmen's Rest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 238° | 259 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 266° | 255 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 26° | 204 m | 13.3 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 57° | 187 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6821742223
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- Brookfield · 2 mi
- Cicero · 3 mi
- La Grange · 4 mi
- Western Springs · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
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