Emanuel Swedenborg Monument
Emanuel Swedenborg Monument is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is A Signal of Peace, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- A Signal of Peace: 0.1 mi
- Chevron: 0.1 mi
- Ten Thousand Ripples: 0.2 mi
- Starlight: 0.2 mi
- Richard Oglesby Monument: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 0.9 mi
- Original Lake Michigan Shoreline: 0.3 mi
- Abandoned Lake Michigan Shoreline: 0.4 mi
- Eugene Field Memorial: 0.7 mi
- John Caldwell Meeker: 0.7 mi
- Reva Logan Gardens: 0.8 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 0.5 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.0 mi
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 0.4 mi
- Chicago History Museum: 1.4 mi
- International Museum of Surgical Science: 1.5 mi
- Charnley-Pesky House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Chicago Sports Museum: 2.4 mi
- Shrine Meditation Garden: 0.5 mi
- Mid-North Park: 0.7 mi
- Dad's Park: 0.7 mi
- Alcott Park: 0.7 mi
- Park West Park: 0.9 mi
- Polar Bears: 0.5 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 0.6 mi
- Giraffe, Plains Zebra: 0.6 mi
- Aardvark: 0.6 mi
- Meerkat: 0.6 mi
- AIDS Garden Chicago: 0.5 mi
- Oz Park Garden: 1.0 mi
- David M. McKay Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- DePaul Urban Garden: 1.2 mi
- Space Park: 1.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 2.6 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 4.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.4 mi
- Players Hill: 8.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 4.8 mi
- Tedens: 24.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emanuel Swedenborg Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 329° | 204 m | 7.4 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 241° | 187 m | 8.0 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 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3554719291
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 4 mi
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