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Cuneo Mansion

Cuneo Mansion from directly overhead

Cuneo Mansion is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher Ross Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Cuneo Mansion and Gardens are a historic home, art collection and gardens in Vernon Hills, Illinois, built in 1914 and designed by architect Benjamin Marshall of Marshall & Fox. The mansion's first owner was Samuel Insull, an original founder of the General Electric Company. John Cuneo, Sr. purchased the mansion in 1937 after the collapse of the Insull utility empire. Cuneo is best known as the founder of the Cuneo Press and Hawthorn Mellody Dairy. Cuneo had the interior of the Mansion painted with murals from Chicago Ecclesiological Muralist John Mallin. In 2009, the house was donated to Loyola University Chicago.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5194248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates42.25017, -87.95052
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Christopher Ross Park: 0.2 mi
  • Century Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Charles Park: 1.0 mi
  • Red Top Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cynthia T. Peterson Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
  • Vernon Hills Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • St. Mary of Vernon Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Elawa Farm: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Polar Bear Statue: 2.4 mi
  • The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 2.8 mi
  • Round Entry Door: 3.2 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 5.4 mi
  • The Dawning: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Diamond Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Minear Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Lakeview Beach and Dock: 2.8 mi
  • Independence Grove Beach: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites
Attractions
  • Lake County Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
  • K1 Speed: 6.4 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat: 6.6 mi
  • Krazy Kars: 8.0 mi
  • Raging Bull: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 13
  • sled hill: 6.4 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Bald Knob: 16.1 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 17.6 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainNW 324°283 m20.9 mi
Hill FifteenNW 310°276 m22.7 mi
Camelback KameWNW 301°268 m22.7 mi
Mount MoriahNW 319°257 m24.7 mi
Bald KnobNW 306°235 m16.1 mi
Leahy HillN 9°234 m12.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreSE 141°204 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212535465868727163513827
Precip in1.81.92.54.04.64.44.04.23.43.22.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mundelein 4 WSW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/342101628

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