National Public Housing Museum
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National Public Housing Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrigo Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Public Housing Museum is a historical institution at 919 S Ada St. in Chicago, Illinois. The museum is located in the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes of ABLA Homes, and features an oral history archive, public programming, and an entrepreneurship hub. Exhibitions include three restored apartments of families who lived in the Jane Addams homes. The building that the museum is contained within opened in 1938 as the first federal government housing project in Chicago. It housed thousands of families over six decades and has been vacant since 2002.
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Wikidata Q41573647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arrigo Park: 0.1 mi
- Piazza Italia di Chicago: 0.2 mi
- Sheridan Park: 0.3 mi
- Garibaldi Park: 0.3 mi
- Miller Park: 0.4 mi
- Joe DiMaggio: 0.2 mi
- Saint Ignatius: 0.3 mi
- Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument: 0.3 mi
- Father Arnold Damen S.J.: 0.4 mi
- Mortar & Pestle: 0.6 mi
- Roosevelt Square Farm: 0.3 mi
- Community Roots Demonstration Garden: 0.6 mi
- Loomis Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Skinner Park Tranquil Garden: 0.7 mi
- Morgan Street Native Garden: 0.8 mi
- World War One Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ruth George Memorial: 0.5 mi
- West Side Grounds: 0.6 mi
- Samuel Guthrie: 0.7 mi
- Louis Pasteur Monument: 0.7 mi
- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum: 0.7 mi
- WNDR Museum: 0.8 mi
- National Hellenic Museum: 0.8 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 1.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 1.2 mi
- The Ledge: 1.4 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 1.4 mi
- Weather Bell: 1.7 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 1.9 mi
- Begin Route 66: 1.9 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.1 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.6 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.0 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.5 mi
- Players Hill: 5.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Tedens: 20.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Public Housing Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 246° | 259 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 348° | 204 m | 10.9 mi |
| Players Hill | W 274° | 187 m | 5.6 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near West Side · 0 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
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