- Elevation, modelled
- 186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 15.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7925, -87.7806
American Eagle is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 2.4 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Eagle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 254° | 259 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 278° | 255 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 14° | 204 m | 16.4 mi |
| Players Hill | N 7° | 187 m | 5.8 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 19.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 3 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- American Eagle: 0.0 mi
- American Eagle: 0.0 mi
- CPD Officer Ella French: 0.2 mi
- Marquette and Joliet Explorer Statue: 1.5 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Clearing-Park Shops Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Solidarity Monument: 0.0 mi
- Birthplace of Emmett Till: 1.9 mi
- Archer Heights Veterans Monument: 2.7 mi
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Wentworth Park: 0.2 mi
- Normandy Park: 0.6 mi
- Hale Park: 0.9 mi
- Minuteman Park: 1.0 mi
- Stars & Stripes Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Chicago Portage National Historic Site: 1.5 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods South: 1.7 mi
- Stoney Ford Woods: 2.0 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods North: 2.0 mi
- White Eagle Woods South: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Grove 1: 1.7 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 1.8 mi
- Food Court: 2.0 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Grove 3: 2.0 mi
- White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Riverside Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 3.2 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 5.0 mi
Gardens
- Fairy Garden: 3.7 mi
- Kesman Garden: 3.7 mi
- Family Garden: 3.8 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 4.2 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- Emu: 3.7 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 3.7 mi
- Reindeer: 3.7 mi
- Red Panda: 3.7 mi
- Alpaca: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 55
- Humboldt Beach: 8.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 9.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 9.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 9.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 21
- Players Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.3 mi
- Lake Strini: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 3 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 3 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Burbank · 4 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- La Grange · 5 mi
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