Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum
Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. High Point stands 362 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Aviator, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 27 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
transportation museum in Illinois, United States
Wikidata Q109535990, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- KJ park: 2.4 mi
- Lions Park: 3.1 mi
- Boone County Fair Grounds: 3.1 mi
- Prairie Fields Park: 3.7 mi
- Aberdeen Park: 3.8 mi
- Tuttle Clarkson Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Glenn Green Park: 5.2 mi
- Beaver Bluff Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Brown Conservation Park: 5.7 mi
- LIB Conservation Area: 6.1 mi
- Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum: 0.0 mi
- The Funderburg House: 4.3 mi
- Boone County Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Paulson's Agriculture Museum of Argyle: 5.9 mi
- Rehn Farming Museum: 7.6 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 4.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 8.9 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 9.7 mi
- Shoe Tree: 13.0 mi
- Skydive the Rock: 13.6 mi
- The Aviator: 0.0 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 3.9 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 8.2 mi
- First School House Hooser's Grove 1845: 10.7 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 11.7 mi
- Ingrid Dohm Studio: 4.2 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 7.3 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 11.5 mi
- Symbol: 11.8 mi
- Dancers: 12.2 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 9.0 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 10.2 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 6.4 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 13.4 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 14.5 mi
- Olson Beach: 6.5 mi
- Standfield Beach: 15.8 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 23.4 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 8.8 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 11.7 mi
- Brush Point: 21.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 11.8 mi
- Turtle Mound: 13.4 mi
- High Point: 17.5 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 11.4 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | NE 55° | 362 m | 17.5 mi |
| Turtle Mound | WSW 255° | 218 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:54 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marengo, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12645978931
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