Museum · Illinois
Farmhouse Museum
Farmhouse Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Elk Grove Historical Society
How to reach it
Coordinates42.00311, -88.01215
- 16.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 18 mi
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Farmhouse Museum: 0.0 mi
- Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 2.2 mi
- Roselle History Museum: 3.7 mi
- School District 54 Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Rolling Meadows Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Jack A. Claes Pavilion: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Marshall Park: 0.4 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
- Busse Lake Beisner Road Access: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Taking Flight: 0.9 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 2.9 mi
- Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 2.9 mi
- Touching Heaven: 3.0 mi
- Heavy Dog Kiss: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Busse Forest-South Grove 14: 1.4 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 13: 1.4 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 15: 1.5 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 16: 1.6 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 9: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
- Bob Link Arboretum: 2.7 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 2.8 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 6.0 mi
- Meditation Garden: 7.5 mi
Attractions
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 3.0 mi
- Medieval Times: 5.4 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 5.5 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 7.5 mi
- Sugar Shack: 9.1 mi
Historic sites
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 3.8 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 5.4 mi
- Unknown Author Stone: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 59
- Westman Beach: 13.4 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 13.9 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 16.4 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 16.4 mi
- Glencoe Beach: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 19
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.5 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 9.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Covington Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farmhouse Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 246° | 273 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | S 190° | 259 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 216° | 255 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 85° | 204 m | 15.8 mi |
| Players Hill | SE 125° | 187 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/632606542
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 11 mi
- Downers Grove · 13 mi
- Oak Brook · 13 mi
- Brookfield · 15 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 15 mi
- Hinsdale · 15 mi
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