- Elevation, modelled
- 235 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Johnson’s Mound273 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway10.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0412, -88.2778
Elgin History Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 235 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Elgin Milk Condensing Company, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois
Dates from 1835.
Wikidata Q499887, matched on coordinates and name (520 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elgin History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SSW 212° | 273 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 154° | 259 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 161° | 255 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 9° | 235 m | 24.0 mi |
- 10.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 26.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 12 mi
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 0.8 mi
- Illinois Watch Case Company: 0.8 mi
- Pratt's Castle: 1.4 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 0.8 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 1.1 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Fox River Trolley Museum: 3.7 mi
- Dundee Township Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 3.5 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 5.0 mi
- Monza Wall: 5.1 mi
- Serpentine: 5.2 mi
- Len's Hairpin: 5.4 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 10.0 mi
- Main Beach: 13.7 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 13.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 19.7 mi
- Lakeview Beach and Dock: 19.9 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.6 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 14.5 mi
- Mount Hoy: 15.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 18.4 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 18.5 mi
- Weston: 13.9 mi
- Coltonville: 24.0 mi
- Brush Point: 24.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 15 mi
- Aurora · 19 mi
- Lisle · 20 mi
- Downers Grove · 21 mi
- Naperville · 21 mi
- Oak Brook · 23 mi
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