Unknown Author Stone
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Unknown Author Stone is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Gate, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 19 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Small cornerstone with an unknown author's quote
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 20 mi
- Des Plaines River · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garden Gate: 0.0 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 1.3 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Edwin Frank Children's Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 4.0 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 0.3 mi
- The Grove: 0.3 mi
- Plum Grove Reservoir Park: 0.7 mi
- Birchwood Park South: 0.8 mi
- Countryside Park: 0.9 mi
- First Iron Poured: 1.6 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 2.3 mi
- William Dunton: 3.6 mi
- Ecce Hora: 3.8 mi
- Awaking Muse: 3.8 mi
- Medieval Times: 1.7 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 3.9 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 6.0 mi
- K1 Speed: 7.9 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 7.9 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- School District 54 Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 5.7 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 5.7 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove: 3.4 mi
- Kingsbridge Arboretum: 3.5 mi
- Busse Forest Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
- Deer Grove Forest Preserve - East: 4.3 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 3.7 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 5.1 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 8.2 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 11.7 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 11.8 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 11.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 13.8 mi
- Hidden Hill: 13.9 mi
- sled hill: 14.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 19.7 mi
- Weston: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Unknown Author Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 232° | 273 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | S 183° | 259 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSW 201° | 255 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 339° | 235 m | 22.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 17° | 234 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 103° | 204 m | 18.2 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 134° | 187 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barrington 3SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6648132456
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 16 mi
- Oak Brook · 18 mi
- Downers Grove · 19 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 20 mi
- Hinsdale · 20 mi
- Lisle · 20 mi
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