DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
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DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.0 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History, is a museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States, dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art. It was named after Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. It was founded in 1961 by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, her husband Charles Burroughs, Gerard Lew, Eugene Feldman, Bernard Goss, Marian M. Hadley, and others. They established the museum to celebrate black culture, at the time overlooked by most museums and academic establishments. The museum has an affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Dates from 1961-02-16.
Wikidata Q3040299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: 0.2 mi
- Fountain of Time: 0.4 mi
- Dialogo: 0.5 mi
- Wonder of Woodlawn: 0.5 mi
- Yes And: 0.6 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 0.3 mi
- Carl von Linné Monument: 0.5 mi
- Frederick C. Robie House: 0.6 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 0.6 mi
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Dr. Alison Davis Garden: 0.4 mi
- Readers' Garden: 0.5 mi
- Midway Plaisance Park North Winter Garden: 0.5 mi
- Midway Plaisance Park South Winter Garden: 0.6 mi
- King Drive Community Healing & Resilience Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bessie Coleman Park: 0.4 mi
- Florence Stout Park: 0.5 mi
- Lorraine Hansberry Park: 0.7 mi
- Butternut Playlot Park: 0.7 mi
- Drexel Square: 0.7 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 0.4 mi
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 0.9 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 1.0 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.1 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.7 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.1 mi
- Beluga: 5.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 3.9 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.6 mi
- Players Hill: 10.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Tedens: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 260° | 259 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 123° | 214 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 342° | 204 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 124° | 195 m | 21.3 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 305° | 187 m | 10.1 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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/33769411
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 5 mi
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