- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 9.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8971, -87.6222
Ben is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Seneca Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.2 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ben. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 334° | 204 m | 9.7 mi |
| Players Hill | W 259° | 187 m | 7.6 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 27.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Seneca Park: 0.0 mi
- Lake Shore Park: 0.1 mi
- Jane M. Byrne Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Lakefront Park: 0.3 mi
- Chicago + State Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Eli Schulman: 0.0 mi
- Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite: 0.5 mi
- Adé H: 0.6 mi
- Site of Fort Dearborn: 0.6 mi
- PFC Milton Lee Olive III: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.0 mi
- Chicago Sports Museum: 0.1 mi
- Loyola University Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Richard H. Driehaus Museum: 0.3 mi
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Family: 0.0 mi
- Allow Me: 0.2 mi
- Archbishop Quigley: 0.2 mi
- George Wellington "Cap'n" Streeter: 0.4 mi
- Nathan Hale: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 0.1 mi
- Limestone Glade: 0.7 mi
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 0.9 mi
- Dark Plate: 1.1 mi
- Light Plate: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Museum of Ice Cream: 0.5 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.5 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.6 mi
- Odyssey Chicago River: 0.6 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove B: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- South Pond Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.0 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 57
- Oak Street Beach: 0.4 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 4.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 16
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.8 mi
- Players Hill: 7.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 22.9 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near North · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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