- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8831, -87.6268
Museum of Illusions is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eternal Flame, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Illusions. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 10.5 mi |
| Players Hill | W 266° | 187 m | 7.3 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 26.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Eternal Flame: 0.2 mi
- Yader "Yak" Castaneda: 0.2 mi
- Millennium Monument: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Heald Square Monument: 0.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Weather Bell: 0.3 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.3 mi
- City Mini Golf: 0.4 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.4 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 52
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 16
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.4 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.2 mi
- Players Hill: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 22.1 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Loop · 0 mi
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
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