Polish Museum of America
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Polish Museum of America is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eckhart Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Polish Museum of America is located in West Town, in what had been the historical Polish Downtown neighborhood of Chicago. It is home to numerous Polish artifacts, artwork, and embroidered folk costumes in its growing collection. Founded in 1935, it is one of the oldest ethnic museums in the United States and a Core Member of the Chicago Cultural Alliance, a consortium of 25 ethnic museums and cultural centers in Chicago. Each year, the museum organizes several exhibitions, publishes accompanying bilingual catalogs, and conducts a wide range of public programming, frequently in collaboration with other museums, educational institutions, and cultural centers. It promotes the knowledge of Polish history and culture by focusing on Polish and Polish American art through its collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings and lithographs by well-known artists. In addition to exhibits the Polish Museum of America also maintains cultural programs such as lectures, movies and slide presentations, theater performances, meetings with schools and people dedicated to Polish Culture from all over the world. The museum serves as the focus of official commemorations of Casimir Pulaski Day where various city and state officials congregate to pay tribute to Chicago's Polish Community. The building at 984 North Milwaukee Avenue is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q3394265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eckhart Park: 0.2 mi
- Goose Island Overlook: 0.3 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.5 mi
- Park No. 536: 0.5 mi
- Bickerdike Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Eckhart Park Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Goose Island Overlook Garden: 0.3 mi
- Met West Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 1.1 mi
- Skinner Park Tranquil Garden: 1.4 mi
- Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art: 0.4 mi
- Ukrainian National Museum: 1.2 mi
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 1.3 mi
- WNDR Museum: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Broadcast Communications: 1.5 mi
- Flame Of The Millennium: 0.6 mi
- Shit Fountain: 0.7 mi
- Charles Gustavus Wicker: 1.0 mi
- Commemorative Ground Ring: 1.1 mi
- Fulton Market District Gateway: 1.1 mi
- James R. Thompson: 1.3 mi
- Haymarket Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Elias Diaz y Perez: 1.4 mi
- Andy Montañez: 1.4 mi
- Chicago Stadium: 1.4 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 1.5 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.2 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Wooden Alley: 1.8 mi
- Chicken: 1.8 mi
- Pony: 1.9 mi
- Rabbit: 1.9 mi
- Pig: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.7 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 4.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.5 mi
- Players Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.2 mi
- Tedens: 21.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polish Museum of America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 242° | 259 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 345° | 204 m | 8.9 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 253° | 187 m | 5.7 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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