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Graue Mill

Graue Mill, a museum in Illinois
Graue Mill, a museum in IllinoisRelated names: Graue, Frederick · Public domain
Graue Mill, a museum in Illinois
Related names: Graue, Frederick · Public domain
Graue Mill, a museum in Illinois
Public domain
Graue Mill, a museum in Illinois
Public domain
Graue Mill, a museum in Illinois
Chester Hart, Photographer · Public domain
Graue Mill, a museum in Illinois
Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Graue Mill is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Graue House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois (the other is the Franklin Creek Grist Mill). It is located on Salt Creek in Oak Brook, Illinois, owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5597744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.82060, -87.92750

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Dean Nature Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
  • Sereda Park: 0.9 mi
  • Burns Field Park: 0.9 mi
  • Laidlaw Park: 1.1 mi
  • Peirce Park: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 53
Peaks: 19
  • Centennial Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Hemlock Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Pine Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Signal Hill: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 15.0 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 231°259 m10.0 mi
Mount HoyW 274°255 m13.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreNE 39°204 m18.1 mi
Players HillENE 65°187 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232637485969737164523929
Precip in2.22.02.43.84.84.44.34.43.43.62.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lisle - Morton Arboretum, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 75002077OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Graue Mill, reference 75002077, listed 12/23/21.

OpenStreetMap element way/622476794

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