Site of Robbins Airport
Site of Robbins Airport is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbins Illinois History Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 9.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 0.3 mi
- Ridge Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 5.7 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 6.0 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 6.1 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 4.3 mi
- Prairie Boat: 6.2 mi
- Renaissance Park Sculpture: 8.3 mi
- Thurgood Marshall: 8.8 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 9.0 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.8 mi
- HAST Garden: 9.8 mi
- Comer Family Reading Garden: 10.4 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Lindsey Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Caesar Park: 1.1 mi
- Robbins Heritage Park: 1.1 mi
- Bremen Heights Park: 1.1 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 5.7 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.4 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.7 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 9.1 mi
- Al Capone's House: 9.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 0.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- WWI War Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site: 5.4 mi
- Munson Beach: 10.7 mi
- Calumet Beach: 10.8 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 11.0 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 11.3 mi
- Whihala Beach: 11.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 1.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 12.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 12.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 13.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 13.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 7.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 17.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 17.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 20.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Tedens: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Robbins Airport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 289° | 259 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Lieber | E 93° | 214 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 93° | 195 m | 23.0 mi |
| Players Hill | N 350° | 187 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 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 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Midlothian · 1 mi
- Blue Island · 2 mi
- Crestwood · 2 mi
- Alsip · 3 mi
- Oak Forest · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 4 mi
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