- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 666.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7867, -87.6077
Fountain of Time is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Alison Davis Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.3 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- concrete
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fountain of Time. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 261° | 259 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 122° | 214 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 343° | 204 m | 17.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 123° | 195 m | 21.1 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 307° | 187 m | 10.3 mi |
- 6.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 19.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wonder of Woodlawn: 0.2 mi
- Black Panther: 0.2 mi
- Dialogo: 0.5 mi
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: 0.5 mi
- Stop The Violence Chicago: 0.6 mi
- Carl von Linné Monument: 0.4 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 0.5 mi
- Frederick C. Robie House: 0.6 mi
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Wolf Park: 0.5 mi
- Mamie Till-Mobley Park: 0.7 mi
- Bessie Coleman Park: 0.7 mi
- Huckleberry Park: 0.7 mi
- Lorraine Hansberry Park: 0.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
- Al Capone's House: 1.8 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.4 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.5 mi
- Beluga: 5.6 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 3.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.8 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.1 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.4 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.0 mi
- Players Hill: 10.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Tedens: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 5 mi
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