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Ceres

Ceres from directly overhead

Ceres is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
9.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87763, -87.63227

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • The Willis Terrace: 0.2 mi
  • Pritzker Park: 0.2 mi
  • Northern Trust open space: 0.2 mi
  • Southbank Park: 0.3 mi
  • Printers Row Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Congress Triangle Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Pritzker Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Light Plate: 0.6 mi
  • Lurie Garden: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 2.5 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ceres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 340°204 m10.8 mi
Players HillW 269°187 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6424301702

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