Grayslake Historical Museum
Grayslake Historical Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Grayslake Heritage Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grayslake Historical Society
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gelatin Park: 0.1 mi
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.4 mi
- Cherry Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Almond Marsh Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Nippersink Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Liberty Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Route 137 Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 2.7 mi
- Raging Bull: 5.4 mi
- Giant Drop: 5.5 mi
- Viper: 5.5 mi
- River Rocker: 5.5 mi
- Lindenhurst Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Alex Lancaster Memorial Bench: 4.7 mi
- Hank Salemi Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Cook Park Playground: 5.9 mi
- Amos Bennett: First African American Settler in Lake County: 6.1 mi
- Round Entry Door: 5.4 mi
- The Beatitudes & Ten Comandments: 6.0 mi
- Polar Bear Statue: 7.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 10.6 mi
- Traveler: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.8 mi
- Sun Garden: 11.4 mi
- The Buttery: 11.4 mi
- Fairie Glen: 11.5 mi
- Cotswold Commons: 11.5 mi
- Grayslake Heritage Center: 0.0 mi
- Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County: 4.1 mi
- Legacy Museum: 5.6 mi
- Ansel B. Cook House: 5.9 mi
- Grant Township Museum: 6.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
- Our lady of Mt. Carmel Garden: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.6 mi
- Vernon Hills Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 8.1 mi
- Jones Island Beach: 0.6 mi
- George's Beach: 2.0 mi
- Lake Miltmore Beach: 3.6 mi
- Independence Grove Beach: 5.2 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
- Leahy Hill: 8.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.0 mi
- Gander Mountain: 12.8 mi
- sled hill: 14.0 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 15.1 mi
- Light 1: 11.3 mi
- Light 2: 11.3 mi
- Kenosha Light: 20.4 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 20.5 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 13.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Aurora: 18.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grayslake Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 323° | 283 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | WNW 302° | 276 m | 15.1 mi |
| Camelback Kame | WNW 289° | 268 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 340° | 265 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NW 316° | 257 m | 16.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 288° | 235 m | 9.0 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NE 50° | 234 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Villa 2NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1317376653
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