Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Flame Of The Millennium, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Intuit Art Museum, also known as IAM, and formerly known as Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, is a museum in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. Founded in 1991, the museum is one of only a few internationally that presents exhibitions and educational programs dedicated to self-taught and outsider art.
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Dates from 1991.
Wikidata Q6059089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flame Of The Millennium: 0.2 mi
- Commemorative Ground Ring: 0.7 mi
- Fulton Market District Gateway: 0.7 mi
- The Athlete: 0.9 mi
- Oprah Winfrey Mural: 1.0 mi
- Eckhart Park: 0.4 mi
- Goose Island Overlook: 0.5 mi
- Bickerdike Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Montgomery Ward Park: 0.6 mi
- Fulton River Park: 0.7 mi
- Eckhart Park Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Goose Island Overlook Garden: 0.5 mi
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 0.7 mi
- Met West Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Skinner Park Tranquil Garden: 1.1 mi
- Polish Museum of America: 0.4 mi
- WNDR Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Broadcast Communications: 1.1 mi
- National Hellenic Museum: 1.3 mi
- Illinois Holocaust Museum Presents Experience360: 1.4 mi
- Haymarket Memorial: 0.9 mi
- James R. Thompson: 0.9 mi
- Mary Bartelme: 1.1 mi
- Batcolumn: 1.1 mi
- Greektown Monument: 1.1 mi
- The Ledge: 1.5 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 1.5 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 1.5 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 1.6 mi
- Weather Bell: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 2.0 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 1.9 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.3 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.6 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 4.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.9 mi
- Players Hill: 6.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.6 mi
- Tedens: 21.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 243° | 259 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 344° | 204 m | 9.2 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 257° | 187 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/210308110
Day trips start here
- Chicagoland · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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