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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
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
Gardens: 58
  • 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
Historic sites: 55
Beaches: 55
  • Forest Park Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Sunrise Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Millard Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 52
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 KnobNW235 m20.5 mi
Leahy HillN234 m14.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreSSE204 m16.0 mi
Players HillSSE187 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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