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Charnley-Pesky House Museum

Charnley-Pesky House Museum from directly overhead

Charnley-Pesky House Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Goudy Square Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.9 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic house in Illinois, United States

Wikidata Q6131262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.90764, -87.62755

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Wooden Alley: 0.2 mi
  • Pony: 0.7 mi
  • Pig: 0.7 mi
  • Chicken: 0.7 mi
  • Cow: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 0.9 mi
Gardens
  • David M. McKay Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 1.0 mi
  • Oz Park Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Limestone Glade: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 4.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 333°204 m8.9 mi
Players HillWSW 253°187 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/210684426

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