Depot Museum
Depot Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Day Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
railway station in Batavia, Illinois, United States
Wikidata Q4868668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Batavia Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 1 mi
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flag Day Monument: 0.1 mi
- Fabyan Windmill: 1.4 mi
- Kane County Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Geneva Park District Solstice Monument: 3.2 mi
- Grand Army Republic Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Batavia Riverwalk: 0.1 mi
- Washington Park: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Van Buren Park: 0.5 mi
- Laurelwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Shanahan Grove Park: 0.9 mi
- Glenwood Park Forest Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Braeburn Marsh Forest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Les Arends County Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Gunnar Anderson County Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Geneva Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Peck Farm: 2.9 mi
- The Viking Ship: 3.1 mi
- Saint Charles History Museum: 4.3 mi
- Dunham Hunt Museum: 4.4 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 4.0 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 8.0 mi
- Octagon Garden Southeast: 8.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 8.1 mi
- Reflections: 4.4 mi
- Wind Emotions: 4.4 mi
- Mastodon Statue: 7.9 mi
- Cannons: 7.9 mi
- Lion of Cantigny: 7.9 mi
- Olivia's Party Deck: 7.2 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 8.6 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 8.8 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 8.8 mi
- Stand Alone Fireplace: 11.9 mi
- Blackberry Carousel: 7.2 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Sycamore Speedway: 16.4 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 16.7 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 16.8 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 6.2 mi
- Mount Hoy: 6.8 mi
- Rotary Hill: 9.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.8 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 12.0 mi
- Weston: 1.8 mi
- Tedens: 20.5 mi
- Coltonville: 23.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.7 mi
- Westman Beach: 18.5 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.4 mi
- Lake Strini: 17.9 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | W 278° | 273 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SE 125° | 259 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | ESE 101° | 255 m | 6.8 mi |
| Maramech Hill | SW 219° | 196 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/681991822
Day trips start here
- Aurora · 6 mi
- Naperville · 10 mi
- Wheaton · 10 mi
- Lisle · 12 mi
- Bolingbrook · 16 mi
- Downers Grove · 16 mi
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