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Joliet Area Historical Society Museum

Joliet Area Historical Society Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 165 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Joliet Area Historical Museum is a historical museum located in Joliet, Illinois. The museum documents the history of Joliet and surrounding Will County.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1977.

Wikidata Q16988274, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
165 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52793, -88.08279

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Saint John the Baptist Park: 0.4 mi
  • Joliet East Side Historic District: 0.6 mi
  • Osgood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sanchez Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Louis Jolliet: 0.4 mi
  • Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 0.9 mi
  • Yugo Griffin: 11.8 mi
  • Balancing Beam: 13.6 mi
  • Unknown: 13.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Dreams: 4.4 mi
  • Illinois & Michigan Canal Office: 4.5 mi
  • Plainfield Tornado Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Nativity Scene: 11.6 mi
  • A. C. Sanders Memorial Stone: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 53
Peaks: 10
  • Signal Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 14.0 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Rotary Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lake Strini: 8.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillN 1°259 m14.0 mi
Mount HoyNNW 347°255 m21.6 mi
Maramech HillWNW 288°196 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838496070747266534029
Precip in2.01.82.33.94.54.34.64.03.23.12.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joliet Brandon RD DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368074552

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