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Burpee Museum

Burpee Museum from directly overhead

Burpee Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 24 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27724, -89.08820

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Museum Park: 0.0 mi
  • Wester Park: 0.1 mi
  • Haskell Park: 0.3 mi
  • Waterside Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Wells Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 27
Artworks: 20
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Turtle Mound: 0.3 mi
  • Lookout Point: 1.4 mi
  • Bald Hill: 19.4 mi
  • Pine Rock: 20.9 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Standfield Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Olson Beach: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Sandstone Wall: 6.5 mi
  • White Rock: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 1.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ganymede Spring: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Valley View Picnic Area: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillW 264°294 m20.9 mi
Coffman BluffWSW 252°289 m23.2 mi
Bald HillSW 230°281 m19.4 mi
Devils BackboneSW 214°274 m24.1 mi
Turtle MoundSSW 211°218 m0.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5420:37
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4216:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222637496070747264523927
Precip in1.61.62.43.74.25.23.84.23.62.62.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/489035288

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