Chicago History Museum
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Chicago History Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Lincoln: The Man, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.2 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society (CHS). The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history. The museum and library has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, where the museum has been expanded several times. Long known as the CHS, the society adopted the name, Chicago History Museum, in September 2006 for its public presence.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1856.
Wikidata Q2963315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 182 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 0.1 mi
- Chicago Fire Relic: 0.1 mi
- Giuseppe Garibaldi: 0.3 mi
- David Kennison: 0.4 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Monument: 0.4 mi
- Fountain Girl: 0.1 mi
- Robert Cavalier de LaSalle: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 0.1 mi
- Greene Vardiman Black: 0.2 mi
- Lemon Tree: 0.2 mi
- Wooden Alley: 0.2 mi
- Pony: 0.3 mi
- Pig: 0.4 mi
- Chicken: 0.4 mi
- Cow: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 0.6 mi
- International Museum of Surgical Science: 0.3 mi
- Charnley-Pesky House Museum: 0.4 mi
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 1.0 mi
- Loyola University Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- Chicago Sports Museum: 1.1 mi
- David M. McKay Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Oz Park Garden: 1.0 mi
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 1.1 mi
- Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 1.2 mi
- DePaul Urban Garden: 1.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 0.9 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.0 mi
- Hudson Chess Park: 0.5 mi
- Goudy Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Bauler Park: 0.6 mi
- Park No. 598: 0.7 mi
- Mariano Park: 0.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 0.8 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.7 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.9 mi
- Players Hill: 7.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.1 mi
- Tedens: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicago History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 334° | 204 m | 8.6 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 250° | 187 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/23987046
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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