Byron Museum
Byron Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier's Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 15 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
archive organization in Byron, United States
Dates from 1990.
Wikidata Q59536984, matched on coordinates and name (119 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunshine Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
- Weld Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Wayside Park: 5.4 mi
- SM&SF Park: 6.0 mi
- Douglas E Wade Prairie: 2.6 mi
- Howard Colman Hall Creek Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Levi and Esther Fuller Memorial Forest Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Howard D. Colman Dells Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Bald Hill Prairie Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Heritage Farm Museum: 0.5 mi
- Severson Dells Nature Center: 6.5 mi
- Ethnic Heritage Museum: 12.3 mi
- Tinker Swiss Cottage & Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Erlander Home Museum: 12.8 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 0.1 mi
- Stillman's: 4.3 mi
- Navy Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Schmig mem.: 13.3 mi
- Replica Statue of Liberty: 13.4 mi
- Black Hawk Statue: 7.5 mi
- Cornball: 8.6 mi
- American Legion Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Soypod: 8.7 mi
- Ogle County Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Youth Center: 0.7 mi
- Byron Drag Strip: 1.1 mi
- The Dells: 6.4 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 12.9 mi
- Children's Garden: 10.9 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 10.9 mi
- Fountain Garden: 11.0 mi
- Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Rose garden: 14.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 6.5 mi
- Pine Rock: 8.5 mi
- Devils Backbone: 10.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.5 mi
- Turtle Mound: 13.3 mi
- White Rock: 7.1 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 10.8 mi
- Standfield Beach: 11.1 mi
- Olson Beach: 21.8 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 7.3 mi
- Valley View Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 15.3 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 22.8 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Byron Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | WNW 304° | 294 m | 14.6 mi |
| Coffman Bluff | WNW 284° | 289 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 251° | 281 m | 6.5 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SSW 207° | 274 m | 10.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSW 210° | 228 m | 12.5 mi |
| Turtle Mound | NE 40° | 218 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1105115380
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