- Elevation, modelled
- 193 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 6615.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0391, -87.8865
Des Plaines History Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 193 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinder House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
railway station in Illinois
Dates from 1915.
Wikidata Q5263544, matched on coordinates and name (208 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Des Plaines History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 205° | 259 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 227° | 255 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 97° | 204 m | 9.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 152° | 187 m | 12.8 mi |
- 15.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 23.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Kinder House: 0.0 mi
- Wildwood Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Niles Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Mount Prospect Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Belleau Wood Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Flight 191 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- The Plank Road: 3.2 mi
- In Honor of Those Who Served: 4.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- 1000 gecs tree: 1.5 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2.1 mi
- Sugar Shack: 3.8 mi
- Plant identification trail: 3.8 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 56
- Maple Street Beach: 9.6 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 9.6 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 9.6 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 9.7 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 19
- Centennial Hill: 3.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.2 mi
- Hidden Hill: 6.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 9.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 12 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 12 mi
- Berwyn · 14 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 14 mi
- Oak Brook · 14 mi
- Brookfield · 15 mi
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