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Stratford Farms Historic Marker

Stratford Farms Historic Marker from directly overhead

Stratford Farms Historic Marker is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Gateway Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 15 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Stratford Farms

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02703, -88.07885

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veteran's Gateway Park: 0.1 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
  • Schaumburg Town Square: 0.2 mi
  • Sarah's Grove Park: 0.3 mi
  • Olde Schaumburg Centre Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Since Ever Since statue: 0.2 mi
  • Frog Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Heart of the Basket Maker: 0.2 mi
  • Splash: 0.2 mi
  • Awaking Muse: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
  • Bob Link Arboretum: 1.1 mi
  • Illinois Heritage Grove: 1.2 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Spruce Trees Nursery: 6.0 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 55
Peaks: 17
  • Heritage Park Sled Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Mount Hoy: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stratford Farms Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundWSW 238°273 m21.2 mi
Mounded LandfillS 180°259 m20.5 mi
Mount HoySSW 201°255 m14.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreE 91°204 m19.2 mi
Players HillESE 123°187 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1815:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637486070747265523928
Precip in1.91.72.13.64.74.73.34.53.63.52.51.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6431606567

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