Villa Park Historical Society Museum
Villa Park Historical Society Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.7 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
railway station in Villa Park, the United States of America
Wikidata Q7930273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Park: 0.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
- Ben Allison Bike Park: 0.5 mi
- Ben Allison Park: 0.5 mi
- Picks Park: 0.7 mi
- Salt Creek Greenway Forest Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Fullerton Park Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Fischer Woods Forest Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Fisher Woods: 3.9 mi
- Niebuhr Monument: 1.4 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Elmhurst Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Kiwanis Club of Westchester: 5.3 mi
- Alumni Circle: 1.5 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
- Torin's: 6.0 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Ashes: 6.2 mi
- Elmhurst Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- Elmhurst Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Lombard Historical Society- Victorian Cottage Museum, Carriage House, and Lilac Emporium Gift Shop: 2.6 mi
- Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: 3.2 mi
- Addison Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 3.5 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 3.6 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 4.0 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 5.5 mi
- Golden Lion Tamarins: 7.6 mi
- All Saints of Ukraine: 5.7 mi
- Fred Hampton: 6.8 mi
- George Dilboy Memorial Statue: 6.9 mi
- Strata: 7.1 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Replica: 7.1 mi
- Westman Beach: 5.0 mi
- Centennial Beach: 12.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 13.7 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 17.7 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 17.7 mi
- Spruce Hill: 7.6 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 7.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.8 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.0 mi
- Lake Strini: 17.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Villa Park Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | W 267° | 273 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSW 208° | 259 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 251° | 255 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 55° | 204 m | 16.6 mi |
| Players Hill | E 94° | 187 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 86001480OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Villa Avenue Train Station, reference 86001480, listed 08/22/86.
OpenStreetMap element way/495762636
Day trips start here
- Oak Brook · 4 mi
- Downers Grove · 6 mi
- Hinsdale · 6 mi
- La Grange · 7 mi
- Western Springs · 7 mi
- Wheaton · 7 mi
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