Big Beaver Totem Pole
Big Beaver Totem Pole is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Olmec Head, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.8 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Olmec Head: 0.1 mi
- Brachiosaurus Replica: 0.1 mi
- Sue the Dinosaur: 0.1 mi
- Mending Wall: 0.1 mi
- Man with Fish: 0.1 mi
- Field Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.6 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.7 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.8 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 1.0 mi
- Special Olympics Flame of Hope Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tribute to Freedom: 0.2 mi
- City Water Tunnel Shaft: 0.2 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument: 0.2 mi
- Central Station: 0.3 mi
- Welcome Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Garden: 0.5 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Daphne Garden: 0.6 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sea Lion: 0.2 mi
- Penguins: 0.2 mi
- Sea Otter: 0.2 mi
- Beluga: 0.2 mi
- Dolphin: 0.2 mi
- Daniel Webster Park: 0.3 mi
- Mark Twain Park: 0.5 mi
- South President's Court: 0.6 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.6 mi
- Mary Richardson Jones Park: 0.6 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.5 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.8 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.6 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.4 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.6 mi
- Players Hill: 7.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.0 mi
- Tedens: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Beaver Totem Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 11.7 mi |
| Players Hill | W 274° | 187 m | 7.8 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/992004623
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
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