Alchemy—Birds and Stone
Alchemy—Birds and Stone is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dearborn Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- limestone
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dearborn Park: 0.0 mi
- Ferd Kramer Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Printers Row Park: 0.2 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.2 mi
- Polk Street Pier: 0.3 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.2 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.3 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.5 mi
- Money Museum: 0.5 mi
- Color Factory: 0.6 mi
- The Garden: 0.2 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.4 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.6 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- North Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Conrad Hilton: 0.3 mi
- John Alexander Logan Monument: 0.3 mi
- Aaron Ward Montgomery Bust: 0.3 mi
- All Roads Lead Back to the Loop: 0.3 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.4 mi
- Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial): 0.3 mi
- The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Chicago: 0.4 mi
- Central Station: 0.4 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.4 mi
- Oscar O. D'Angelo Park: 0.4 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.5 mi
- Buckingham Fountain: 0.6 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 0.6 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.7 mi
- The Ledge: 0.7 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.3 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.1 mi
- Players Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.2 mi
- Tedens: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alchemy—Birds and Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 11.3 mi |
| Players Hill | W 273° | 187 m | 7.1 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 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3583851067
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
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