Illinois Railway Museum
Illinois Railway Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 266 m. High Point stands 362 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pullman Archives, a museum 1.0 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 23 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM, (reporting mark IRMX) is a railroad museum located in Union, Illinois, and the largest railroad museum in the United States. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area at 7000 Olson Road in Union, Illinois, 55 miles (89 km) northwest of downtown Chicago.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1953.
Wikidata Q5999618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 266 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Verterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Indian Oaks Park: 5.1 mi
- Westwood Conservation Area: 5.9 mi
- Borhart Park: 6.1 mi
- Davis Road Park: 6.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley: 2.7 mi
- Hennen Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Kishwaukee Headwaters Conservation Area: 6.0 mi
- Yonder Prairie: 6.2 mi
- Concannon Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
- Pullman Archives: 1.0 mi
- McHenry County Historical Society and Museum: 1.0 mi
- Northern Illinois Fire Museum: 5.2 mi
- Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- Harvard Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Donley's Wild West Museum: 1.9 mi
- Donley Auctions: 1.9 mi
- All Seasons Apple Orchard: 3.1 mi
- Inflatables: 3.1 mi
- Sue's Sandbox: 3.1 mi
- Huntley Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Bill Murray Stepped Here: 7.3 mi
- First School House Hooser's Grove 1845: 11.8 mi
- Ravenstone Castle: 12.3 mi
- Somerset Manor: 12.7 mi
- Planetarium Display: 8.4 mi
- Geoscene wall: 8.5 mi
- Tractor: 9.6 mi
- Tractors: 10.1 mi
- Hourse: 10.3 mi
- West Beach: 8.2 mi
- Main Beach: 9.3 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 10.9 mi
- Wonder Center Beach: 14.2 mi
- Petersen Park Beach: 15.5 mi
- Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden: 8.4 mi
- Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Smart Farm: 17.6 mi
- City Hall Raised Garden: 17.9 mi
- Camelback Kame: 16.6 mi
- High Point: 16.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 19.6 mi
- Hill Fifteen: 20.2 mi
- Mount Moriah: 24.2 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 14.1 mi
- Brush Point: 18.0 mi
- Coltonville: 20.7 mi
- Jelkes Creek Bird Sanctuary: 15.0 mi
- Deer Grove Picnic Grove 3: 24.2 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Railway Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | N 355° | 362 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hill Fifteen | NE 36° | 276 m | 20.2 mi |
| Camelback Kame | NE 37° | 268 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | NNE 33° | 257 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 56° | 235 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marengo, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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