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Willow Springs Historical Society

Willow Springs Historical Society from directly overhead

Willow Springs Historical Society is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is John Paul II, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74215, -87.85922

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Leisure Garden Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.6 mi
  • Eugene Danhoff Park: 1.0 mi
  • Commissioner's Park: 1.2 mi
  • Woodland Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • GoApe Ropes Course: 6.1 mi
  • Andean Condor: 6.3 mi
  • Pelican: 6.3 mi
  • Mexican Gray Wolf: 6.3 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 46
Peaks: 20
  • Centennial Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Signal Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Players Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Mounded Landfill: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lake Strini: 14.0 mi
  • Rain Garden Springs: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Springs Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillW 266°259 m11.3 mi
Mount HoyWNW 291°255 m17.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 22°204 m21.0 mi
Players HillNNE 27°187 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738516272777567544130
Precip in2.32.02.54.15.04.64.14.53.53.72.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12941635954

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