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Illinois Mining Museum

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Elevation, modelled
178 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Pilot Hill227 m · 18.0 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 66on it
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
41.2373, -88.2450

Illinois Mining Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 178 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Braidwood Area Historical Society, a museum 2.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 43 named places lie within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot HillSE 143°227 m18.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

43 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

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