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Chicago Athenaeum

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Elevation, modelled
190 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Platte Mounds435 m · 24.4 mi
Nearest byway
Grant Wood Scenic Byway10.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:43local time
Coordinates
42.4116, -90.4330

Chicago Athenaeum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 190 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Linmar Gardens, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

museum of architecture and design in Illinois, US

Dates from 1988.

Wikidata Q19866505, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platte MoundsN 3°435 m24.4 mi
Little MoundN 5°389 m24.3 mi
White HillNE 49°381 m13.8 mi
Charles MoundENE 57°374 m11.7 mi
Sherrill MoundNW 306°374 m22.9 mi
Benton MoundE 93°367 m19.6 mi
Mount SumnerENE 75°357 m15.3 mi
Scales MoundENE 65°356 m9.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

103 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2620:0020:43
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2915:4716:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

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