Exploratorium
Exploratorium is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the east, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Skokie Park District
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Lincoln Arch: 0.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Oakton Park: 0.1 mi
- Tecumseh Park: 0.3 mi
- Winnebago Park: 0.4 mi
- Searle Park: 0.5 mi
- Donald W. Lyon Park: 0.5 mi
- Emily Oaks Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 2.2 mi
- Calvin R. Sutker Grove: 2.3 mi
- Linne Woods: 2.3 mi
- St. Paul Woods: 2.3 mi
- Emily Oak Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 0.6 mi
- Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center: 2.3 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum: 3.0 mi
- Skokie Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- James Parks Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Eggleston Park Food Forest: 2.9 mi
- McCormick Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Twiggs Canal Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Trunnion II: 2.0 mi
- La Souterraine: 2.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 2.2 mi
- Edgebrook: 2.3 mi
- Sculpture: 2.3 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 2.3 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 2.3 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 5.9 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 7.3 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8.3 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 3.9 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 3.9 mi
- Greenwood Street Beach: 3.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 3.9 mi
- Clark Street Beach: 4.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 2.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 5.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.9 mi
- Covington Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 3.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Exploratorium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | E 95° | 204 m | 2.0 mi |
| Players Hill | S 187° | 187 m | 10.5 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 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8410829689
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 7 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 9 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 9 mi
- Chicagoland · 10 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 11 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 11 mi
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