Winnetka Historical Society
Winnetka Historical Society is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Library Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Metra train station in Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Wikidata Q8025634, matched on coordinates and name (312 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winnetka Historical Society
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Library Park: 0.1 mi
- Station Park: 0.2 mi
- Dwyer Park: 0.3 mi
- Arborvitae Park: 0.3 mi
- Village Green Park: 0.3 mi
- 1965/7/25 MLK Visit: 0.3 mi
- Cenotaph: 0.3 mi
- Site of First Public School House in Winnetka: 0.3 mi
- Henry Demarest Lloyd: 0.8 mi
- Antoine Ouilmette: 2.7 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 0.6 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 0.7 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 0.9 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 1.0 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 1.4 mi
- Anita Willets Burnham Log House: 0.7 mi
- Kenilworth Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Wilmette Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Crow Island Woods: 0.8 mi
- Hibbard Woods Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Erickson Woods: 1.6 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 1.8 mi
- Stephen R. Keay Nature Learning Center: 2.0 mi
- Glencoe Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Eklund Garden: 2.6 mi
- Community garden: 2.8 mi
- McCormick Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Eggleston Park Food Forest: 3.6 mi
- Cartwright Mound: 3.0 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 3.1 mi
- Viking: 3.1 mi
- Sculpture: 3.2 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 3.3 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 4.3 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 6.7 mi
- The Magic Rock: 6.8 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 7.3 mi
- Plant identification trail: 7.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.8 mi
- sled hill: 9.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 10.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 11.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winnetka Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy Hill | NNW 338° | 234 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 165° | 204 m | 5.6 mi |
| Players Hill | S 186° | 187 m | 15.8 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 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1213239482
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 13 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 14 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 14 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 15 mi
- Chicagoland · 15 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 16 mi
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