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Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial

Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial from directly overhead

Steven Malin, Jr. Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Bald Knob stands 235 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Everett Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 26 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21644, -87.87649

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Everett Park: 0.1 mi
  • Florsheim Park: 1.2 mi
  • North Park: 1.4 mi
  • Northcroft Park: 1.5 mi
  • Townline Community Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Elawa Farm: 2.9 mi
  • Student Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Revery Prairie: 3.3 mi
  • McClure Rain Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Organic Teaching Garden: 3.9 mi
Museums
  • History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 3.2 mi
  • Cuneo Mansion: 4.4 mi
  • Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Lake Bluff History Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Wheeling Historical Society: 5.4 mi
Attractions
  • The Magic Rock: 4.0 mi
  • K1 Speed: 5.1 mi
  • Model Railroad Garden: 6.5 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat: 6.5 mi
  • Plant identification trail: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites
Beaches: 57
  • Forest Park Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Millard Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Millard Beach: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 10
  • sled hill: 2.1 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 16.0 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 15.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 305°235 m20.5 mi
Leahy HillN 353°234 m14.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE 147°204 m16.0 mi
Players HillSSE 167°187 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938496070757366544130
Precip in1.31.31.83.33.84.03.23.73.03.12.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1209567213

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