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A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, a museum in Illinois
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, a museum in IllinoisAlanscottwalker · CC BY-SA 4.0

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Park No. 588, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 12 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70538, -87.60309

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Marshall Major Taylor: 2.5 mi
  • The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 3.2 mi
  • Sky Art: 3.2 mi
  • We All Come Together as One: 3.2 mi
  • Mahalia Jackson: 3.3 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 4.0 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 4.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 49
Peaks: 25
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.8 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 274°259 m24.6 mi
Mount LieberESE 108°214 m19.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 347°204 m22.6 mi
Chanute HillESE 109°195 m18.4 mi
Players HillNW 324°187 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272777568554232
Precip in2.32.12.74.14.84.54.04.13.33.92.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/210698577

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