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Kohl Childrens Museum, a museum in Illinois
Kohl Childrens Museum, a museum in IllinoisEddau · Public domain
Kohl Childrens Museum, a museum in Illinois
Eddau · Public domain
Kohl Childrens Museum, a museum in Illinois
Eddau · Public domain
Kohl Childrens Museum, a museum in Illinois
Eddau · Public domain
Kohl Childrens Museum, a museum in Illinois
Eddau · Public domain
Kohl Childrens Museum, a museum in Illinois
Kohl Museum · Public domain

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Kohl Childrens Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kohl's Children Museum, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago is a children's museum in Glenview, Illinois that provides a hands-on learning laboratory for children ages birth to 8. It is named for philanthropist Dolores Kohl, daughter of the founder of Kohl’s department stores, who founded the museum through her education foundation in 1985. Located on an 8.8-acre (36,000 m2) site, including a 46,700-square-foot (4,340 m2) museum building and a 2-acre (0.81 ha) outdoor exhibit space, the museum features exhibits and programs aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards and designed to make learning fun and interesting for young children.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1985.

Wikidata Q6426019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.09358, -87.82582

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kohl's Children Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Navy Park: 0.3 mi
  • Gallery Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jennings Park: 0.6 mi
  • Southgate Community Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • West Fork Corridor Native Rain Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Community garden: 2.3 mi
  • Mitsuzo and Kyoko Shida Evaluation Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Hilltop Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites
Attractions
Beaches: 60
Peaks: 15
  • Centennial Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 7.8 mi
  • sled hill: 8.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 10.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leahy HillN 349°234 m23.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreSE 128°204 m7.8 mi
Players HillSSE 169°187 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/35134385

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