The Francis Stupey Log Cabin
The Francis Stupey Log Cabin is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 22 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Francis Stupey Log Cabin Museum: 0.0 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Hope Union Heritage Center: 4.0 mi
- Northfield Inn: 4.1 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Laurel Park: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Place Park: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Woods Park: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.6 mi
- The Magic Rock: 1.2 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 2.5 mi
- K1 Speed: 7.4 mi
- Plant identification trail: 7.6 mi
- Sugar Shack: 7.6 mi
- Rose Garden at Laurel Park: 0.0 mi
- Schaffner Garden: 0.9 mi
- Organic Teaching Garden: 1.8 mi
- Moraine Township Food Pantry Garden: 2.1 mi
- Chicago Botanical Garden: 2.4 mi
- The Preserve of Highland Park: 1.5 mi
- Skokie River Woods: 1.9 mi
- Hybernia Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Berkeley Prairie: 2.2 mi
- Highmoor Park Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Schaffner Garden: 0.9 mi
- Snyder Park: 1.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Burr Oak tree: 1.4 mi
- Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach: 0.7 mi
- Millard Beach: 0.9 mi
- Rosewood Beach: 1.8 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 4.0 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 4.9 mi
- Cow: 0.3 mi
- Large Narrow Horse: 1.5 mi
- The Sower: 2.5 mi
- Cuddly Lion: 2.6 mi
- Guardian: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.6 mi
- Forest Way Grove Picnic Shelter: 4.0 mi
- Erickson Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.8 mi
- Massasauga Family Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- sled hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 12.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 12.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 15.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 16.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.7 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Francis Stupey Log Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy Hill | NNW 341° | 234 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 157° | 204 m | 12.0 mi |
| Players Hill | S 176° | 187 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10197529283
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 19 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 20 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 20 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 21 mi
- Chicagoland · 21 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 22 mi
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