Fox River Trolley Museum
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Fox River Trolley Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 7.0 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Fox River Trolley Museum is a railroad museum in South Elgin, Illinois, United States. Incorporated in 1961 as R.E.L.I.C. (Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Co.), it opened in 1966 and became the Fox River Trolley Museum in 1984.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1966.
Wikidata Q5476915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fox River Trolley Museum
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 8 mi
- Des Plaines River · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Park: 0.2 mi
- SEBA Park: 0.2 mi
- Pickeral Point Park: 0.3 mi
- Panton Mill Park: 0.4 mi
- Ann Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Kenyon Farm Forest Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Brewster Creek Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- James "Pate" Philip State Park: 1.8 mi
- Elgin Shores Forest Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Fox River Stearns Road Commemoration Stone: 0.9 mi
- Dunham Castle: 2.9 mi
- Elgin National Watch Company: 2.9 mi
- Elgin Milk Condensing Company: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Bartlett Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum: 2.8 mi
- Elgin History Museum: 3.7 mi
- Hawthorne Hills Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Elgin Public Museum: 4.0 mi
- Continuum: 3.1 mi
- 1835 Expedition: 3.2 mi
- Parade Mural: 3.2 mi
- Droid 8508: 3.3 mi
- Which Way: 3.4 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 3.5 mi
- Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Community Gardens at Prairie Green: 7.3 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 7.8 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 13.6 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 13.7 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 13.8 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 14.0 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 7.1 mi
- Steffan's Straight: 8.4 mi
- Monza Wall: 8.4 mi
- Serpentine: 8.6 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 8.6 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 8.2 mi
- Johnson’s Mound: 11.1 mi
- Mount Hoy: 12.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 16.1 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 16.3 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 13.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 16.7 mi
- Main Beach: 16.9 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 17.1 mi
- West Beach: 17.2 mi
- Weston: 10.4 mi
- Coltonville: 22.6 mi
- Brush Point: 23.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.4 mi
- DeKalb Oasis: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fox River Trolley Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | SW 218° | 273 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 148° | 259 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SSE 151° | 255 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/954517790
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 13 mi
- Aurora · 16 mi
- Lisle · 17 mi
- Naperville · 18 mi
- Downers Grove · 19 mi
- Woodridge · 21 mi
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