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Antipode

Antipode from directly overhead

Antipode is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87246, -87.64742

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Harry W. Pearce Memorial Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Elysian Field: 0.3 mi
  • Miller Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sheridan Park: 0.4 mi
  • The Green at 320: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 1.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 17
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 2.1 mi
  • Players Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antipode. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 246°259 m24.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 344°204 m10.8 mi
Players HillW 272°187 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12098901559

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