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Eagle Columns

Eagle Columns from directly overhead

Eagle Columns is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Jonquil Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.4 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92886, -87.65393

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Landslide: 0.2 mi
  • Hayes Healy Gymnasium: 0.3 mi
  • Doors Open Everywhere at Fullerton: 0.3 mi
  • Ordinary Relic: 0.3 mi
  • John Dillinger: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • Biograph Theatre: 0.3 mi
  • Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 1.1 mi
  • Aardvark: 1.1 mi
  • Meerkat: 1.1 mi
  • Baby Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 0.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.2 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 16
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 338°204 m7.1 mi
Players HillWSW 238°187 m6.9 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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3583795619

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