BlammO
BlammO is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is South Shore Formal Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- aluminum
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Shore Formal Garden: 0.0 mi
- South Shore Cultural Center Harvest Garden: 0.1 mi
- 71st & Crandon Organic Garden: 0.2 mi
- South Merrill Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Mr. Big: 0.1 mi
- Leap: 0.4 mi
- Fishing Eagle: 1.0 mi
- Statue of the Republic: 1.1 mi
- Flock: 1.4 mi
- South Shore Cultural Center: 0.1 mi
- Hasan Park: 0.2 mi
- Don Nash Playground: 0.8 mi
- Rosenblum Park: 1.0 mi
- Woodhull Park: 1.1 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 0.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 1.7 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 1.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 3.6 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 5.6 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 0.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.6 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.8 mi
- Doane Observatory: 7.1 mi
- Beluga: 7.3 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 0.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 1.1 mi
- Stony Island Arts Bank: 1.2 mi
- First Black Owned McDonald's Franchise: 1.2 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 1.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 0.2 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 0.5 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 1.0 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.8 mi
- Players Hill: 12.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 13.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 13.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Tedens: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of BlammO. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 122° | 214 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 124° | 195 m | 18.6 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 306° | 187 m | 12.8 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4345329546
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 1 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 7 mi
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