Fabyan Windmill
The Fabyan Windmill is an authentic, working Dutch windmill dating from the 1850s located in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, just north of Batavia, Illinois, off Illinois Route 25.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: May 15th—October 15th Saturday—Sunday 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: windmill in Geneva Township, Kane County, Illinois
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fabyan Villa and Geneva station.
Fabyan Villa
Building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Fabyan Villa was the home of George and Nelle Fabyan from c. 1908 to 1939. The house is notable because of its remodelling in 1907 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Fabyan Villa is situated 1,800 feet west of Fabyan Windmill.
Geneva station
Railway station
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Geneva is a Metra commuter railroad station in Geneva, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific West Line. The station is 35.5 miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center. Geneva station is situated 4,000 feet north of Fabyan Windmill.
Campana Factory
Industrial building
Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Campana Factory is a historic building in Batavia, Illinois. It was built in 1936 to serve as a factory for The Campana Company, which produced Italian Balm, the most popular hand lotion in the United States during The Great Depression. Campana Factory is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Fabyan Windmill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geneva and Batavia.
Geneva
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Geneva is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is located in the far western side of the Chicago suburbs. Per the 2020 census, the population was 21,393.
Batavia
Town
Photo: G LeTourneau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Batavia is a city mainly in Kane County and partly in DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it was founded in 1833 and is the oldest city in Kane County.
St. Charles
Town
Photo: Keybdn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Charles or Saint Charles is a city in DuPage and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It lies roughly 40 miles west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. St. Charles is situated 3 miles north of Fabyan Windmill.
Fabyan Windmill
- Categories: windmill, heritage site, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.8714° or 41° 52′ 17″ northLongitude
-88.30574° or 88° 18′ 21″ westOpen location code
86HHVMCV+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 818893885OpenStreetMap feature
building=windmillOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q5428280
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Fabyan Windmill” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “法比安風車”
- French: “moulin à vent Fabyan”
- French: “Moulin à vent Fabyan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fabyan Lighthouse and Illinois State Training School for Girls Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fabyan Windmill”. Photo: Jauerback, CC BY-SA 3.0.