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Isle La Cache Museum

Isle La Cache Museum from directly overhead

Isle La Cache Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Isle a la Cache County Forest Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.3 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Isle a la Cache Museum is a free-standing museum operated by the Forest Preserve District of Will County on Isle a la Cache, an island in the Des Plaines River. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, the museum and island are served by Illinois Route 53 and by the Centennial Trail/I&M Canal Trail. The museum's mission is to educate all visitors, especially children, about the fur-trading heritage of Chicago metropolitan area and Will County in particular. An unofficial mission statement posted on the museum's website says that it "offers visitors an adventure in 18th century history, when the 'Illinois Country' was home to French voyageurs and native Potawatomi."

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16997350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Forest Preserve District of Will County

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.63972, -88.06907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Murphy Park: 0.7 mi
  • Irene King Park: 1.0 mi
  • Spartan Prairie: 1.2 mi
  • Nottingham Ridge Park: 1.3 mi
  • Heritage Falls Pool: 1.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 3.5 mi
  • Dreams: 3.6 mi
  • ZGS Piston: 7.1 mi
  • Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 9.2 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
Picnic sites
Peaks: 15
  • Mounded Landfill: 6.3 mi
  • Signal Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Rotary Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Spruce Hill: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 1.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson’s MoundNW 310°273 m24.2 mi
Mounded LandfillN 356°259 m6.3 mi
Mount HoyNNW 337°255 m14.5 mi
Maramech HillW 270°196 m24.4 mi
Players HillNE 44°187 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242839506171757366544029
Precip in2.22.02.74.14.84.74.54.43.33.72.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romeoville WFO, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/44764462

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