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Edgewater Historical Society

Edgewater Historical Society from directly overhead

Edgewater Historical Society is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Andersonville Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97967, -87.67004

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Gardens
  • Gateway Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Edgewater Beach Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 1.0 mi
  • Ravenswood Black Oak Savanna Garden: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Roots with Diversity: 0.6 mi
  • Edgewater Mélange: 0.6 mi
  • Today: 0.6 mi
  • Today: 0.6 mi
  • Pastorales, Prairie Calls, 14 bird species: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 1.1 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Horner Park Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 3.5 mi
  • Players Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 329°204 m3.5 mi
Players HillSW 215°187 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/209943355

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