- Elevation, modelled
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 666.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7852, -87.5860
Book Bird is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bending the Arc, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.6 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Book Bird. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 123° | 214 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 17.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 125° | 195 m | 20.1 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 304° | 187 m | 11.2 mi |
- 6.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 19.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Bending the Arc: 0.0 mi
- Hem of Heaven: 0.0 mi
- Broken Men: 0.0 mi
- Seeing Through the Universe: 0.1 mi
- Quintessence: 0.1 mi
Gardens
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden: 0.0 mi
- Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden: 0.0 mi
- Hydy Park Academy Environmental Studies Nature Park: 0.3 mi
- The Woodlawn: 0.5 mi
- Brickyard Garden: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Entry Grove: 0.0 mi
- Ann Dunham Water Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Wetland Walk: 0.1 mi
- Great Lawn: 0.1 mi
- Woman's Garden: 0.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
- The First Automobile Race in America: 0.1 mi
- Cheney-Goode Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 0.5 mi
- The Norway Building: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Japanese Garden: 0.2 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.8 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.3 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.7 mi
- Beluga: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 2.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 58
- 57th Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 0.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.7 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 23
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.2 mi
- Players Hill: 11.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 20.9 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 0 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 6 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 6 mi
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