- Elevation, modelled
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8461, -87.6089
Caracol is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnham Wildlife Corridor, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caracol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 130° | 214 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 132° | 195 m | 23.7 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 284° | 187 m | 8.4 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 23.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.0 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- 1919 Race Riot Plaque: 0.3 mi
- Chicago Firefighter & Paramedic Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Butterbeans & Susie: 0.4 mi
- Andrew Rube Foster: 0.4 mi
- Nat King Cole: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Monument to Great Northern Migration: 0.4 mi
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Monument: 0.8 mi
- La Ronda Parkata: 1.0 mi
- Daphne 2: 1.0 mi
- Jane Addams Memorial (Helping Hands): 1.0 mi
Parks
- McCormick Square: 0.6 mi
- Lake Meadows Park: 0.6 mi
- Dunbar Park: 0.7 mi
- Prairie District Park: 0.8 mi
- Groveland Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Lincoln Garden: 0.6 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 0.8 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 0.9 mi
- Daphne Garden: 1.0 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Chess Studio: 0.9 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 1.0 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 1.3 mi
- Field Museum: 1.4 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Doane Observatory: 1.4 mi
- Beluga: 1.5 mi
- Sea Lion: 1.5 mi
- Penguins: 1.5 mi
- Sea Otter: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove C: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 2.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 4.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 4.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 59
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 0.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 19
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.5 mi
- Players Hill: 8.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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