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Ekdahl House Museum

Ekdahl House Museum from directly overhead

Ekdahl House Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Green, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Western Springs Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81148, -87.89823

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tower Green: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Field Park: 0.3 mi
  • Clark Park: 0.4 mi
  • Western Springs Service Club: 0.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • GoApe Ropes Course: 0.9 mi
  • Mexican Gray Wolf: 3.4 mi
  • Golden Lion Tamarins: 3.4 mi
  • Naturalist Outpost: 3.4 mi
  • Kill Site: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 53
Peaks: 19
  • Centennial Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Signal Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Players Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 15.4 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 239°259 m10.8 mi
Mount HoyW 276°255 m14.6 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 34°204 m17.7 mi
Players HillENE 57°187 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/737904046

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