Swedish American Museum
Swedish American Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Andersonville Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.7 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
heritage museum in Chicago, Illinois
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q7654581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Andersonville Park: 0.1 mi
- Carmen Park: 0.4 mi
- Bromann Park: 0.5 mi
- Mellin Park: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Playlot Park: 0.6 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.0 mi
- Leather Archives and Museum: 1.5 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.7 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 3.0 mi
- Gateway Garden: 0.4 mi
- Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden: 0.6 mi
- Edgewater Beach Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Winthrop Family Historical Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ravenswood Black Oak Savanna Garden: 0.9 mi
- Edgewater Mélange: 0.5 mi
- Roots with Diversity: 0.5 mi
- Argyle-O-Rama: 0.5 mi
- Cornucopia: 0.5 mi
- Sunflowers: 0.6 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 0.7 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 3.1 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.6 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 4.0 mi
- Polar Bears: 4.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 1.8 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 2.3 mi
- Lombard Lamp: 1.2 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 1.3 mi
- Jack Johnson: 1.4 mi
- Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: 1.4 mi
- Hutchinson Street District: 1.5 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- West Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 1.0 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 1.2 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 1.3 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 1.4 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 1.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 3.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.6 mi
- Players Hill: 8.7 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.2 mi
- Covington Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 1.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swedish American Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 329° | 204 m | 3.8 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 216° | 187 m | 8.7 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/209942973
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 5 mi
- Chicagoland · 5 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 6 mi
- Chicago · 7 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 7 mi
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