Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County
Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Libertyville Township Soccer Complex, a park 0.5 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake County Forest Preserves
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Libertyville Township Soccer Complex: 0.5 mi
- Jo Ann Eckmann Park: 0.5 mi
- Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Laramie Park: 1.5 mi
- Butler Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Route 137 Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Liberty Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Seavey Ditch Restoration project: 2.4 mi
- Seavey Ditch Restoration Project: 2.7 mi
- Almond Marsh Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 1.5 mi
- Raging Bull: 5.7 mi
- Giant Drop: 5.7 mi
- Justice League: Battle for Metropolis: 5.7 mi
- River Rocker: 5.8 mi
- Round Entry Door: 1.6 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 2.2 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 3.2 mi
- The Dawning: 8.1 mi
- Butterfly Statue: 8.6 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 2.2 mi
- Cuneo Mansion: 3.9 mi
- Grayslake Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Grayslake Heritage Center: 4.1 mi
- Legacy Museum: 6.0 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 2.2 mi
- Roundout Train Robbery: 5.3 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 5.9 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 6.0 mi
- M47 Tank: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 4: 10.8 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 3: 10.8 mi
- Deer Grove East Picnic Shelter 2: 10.8 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 1.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 4.6 mi
- St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 4.6 mi
- George's Beach: 2.3 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 2.7 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
- Diamond Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- Leahy Hill: 10.0 mi
- sled hill: 10.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.4 mi
- Gander Mountain: 17.0 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 18.9 mi
- Light 1: 8.7 mi
- Light 2: 8.8 mi
- Kenosha Light: 22.3 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 22.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 15.8 mi
- Aurora: 20.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 324° | 283 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NW 307° | 276 m | 18.9 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 297° | 268 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 319° | 257 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 300° | 235 m | 12.4 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNE 26° | 234 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SE 142° | 204 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mundelein 4 WSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/332359979
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 30 mi
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