American Writers Museum
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American Writers Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is 150, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The American Writers Museum is a museum of American Literature and writing that opened in Chicago in May 2017. The museum was designed by Amaze Design of Boston. The American museum was inspired by the Dublin Writers Museum.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2010.
Wikidata Q19864096, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 150: 0.1 mi
- We Will Chicago: 0.1 mi
- Interconnected: 0.2 mi
- Cow: 0.2 mi
- Loop Da Loop: 0.2 mi
- Yader "Yak" Castaneda: 0.1 mi
- Millennium Monument: 0.1 mi
- Heald Square Monument: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Site of Fort Dearborn: 0.2 mi
- Chicago Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- The Marina: 0.2 mi
- Millennium Park: 0.2 mi
- The Cove: 0.3 mi
- North Garden: 0.4 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.2 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.2 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.3 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.3 mi
- Odyssey Chicago River: 0.3 mi
- Light Plate: 0.3 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.3 mi
- Dark Plate: 0.3 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.4 mi
- Limestone Glade: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.8 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 0.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.3 mi
- Players Hill: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.2 mi
- Tedens: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Writers Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 10.4 mi |
| Players Hill | W 265° | 187 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5169949885
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Loop · 0 mi
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
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