- Elevation, modelled
- 195 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 19.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 665.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9088, -87.7871
Wonder Works Children's Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 195 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jo & Bob Heitch, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
children's museum in Oak Park, IL
Dates from 1993.
Wikidata Q8031784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wonder Works Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 231° | 259 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 255° | 255 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 28° | 204 m | 9.0 mi |
| Players Hill | SSE 156° | 187 m | 2.5 mi |
- 5.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Jo & Bob Heitch: 0.4 mi
- Robert Carson: 0.5 mi
- Alex Lizcano Knittle: 0.5 mi
- Gold Star Men of the World War: 0.7 mi
- A Child's Garden: 0.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 4.2 mi
- Waller Apartments: 4.8 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 5.2 mi
- Gallager: 5.5 mi
- California Sea Lion: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 52
- Humboldt Beach: 4.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 8.4 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 8.5 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 8.8 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 20
- Players Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hidden Hill: 4.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 6.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 2 mi
- Berwyn · 5 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 6 mi
- Brookfield · 7 mi
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