Arlington Heights Historical Museum
Arlington Heights Historical Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Mount Hoy stands 255 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Metra train station in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
Wikidata Q4792326, matched on coordinates and name (409 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arlington Heights Historical Society
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 22 mi
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Festival Park: 0.2 mi
- North School Park: 0.2 mi
- Harmony Park: 0.4 mi
- Ridge Park: 0.4 mi
- William Dunton: 0.4 mi
- First Iron Poured: 4.3 mi
- Two Steel Dolphins: 5.4 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 5.9 mi
- Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 5.9 mi
- Frontier Park Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 2.9 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 5.6 mi
- Garden: 5.7 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 6.0 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- River Trail Nature Center: 5.1 mi
- Wheeling Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Raupp Museum: 5.7 mi
- Kingsbridge Arboretum: 2.4 mi
- Hill Street Nature Center: 3.0 mi
- Busse Forest Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove: 4.2 mi
- Lake Avenue Woods-West: 4.8 mi
- Garden Gate: 3.4 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 3.4 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 3.9 mi
- The Plank Road: 6.2 mi
- Busse Forest-North Grove 2: 3.6 mi
- Busse Forest-North Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 7: 4.4 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 8: 4.4 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 16: 4.4 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 4.8 mi
- Medieval Times: 5.0 mi
- Sugar Shack: 5.1 mi
- Plant identification trail: 5.2 mi
- K1 Speed: 5.4 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 11.1 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- Millard Beach: 12.2 mi
- Millard Beach: 12.3 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.0 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 11.3 mi
- sled hill: 11.4 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 11.7 mi
- Hidden Hill: 11.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.7 mi
- Weston: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arlington Heights Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hoy | SSW 210° | 255 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 331° | 235 m | 23.5 mi |
| Leahy Hill | N 9° | 234 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | ESE 107° | 204 m | 15.0 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 143° | 187 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| 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 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Palwaukee AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1417592069
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 17 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 18 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 18 mi
- Oak Brook · 18 mi
- Downers Grove · 19 mi
- Berwyn · 20 mi
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