- Elevation, modelled
- 186 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7782, -87.7401
Giant Cow is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 186 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Number 528, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.2 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Giant Cow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 259° | 259 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 279° | 255 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 6° | 204 m | 17.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 348° | 187 m | 6.9 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 18.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Park Number 528: 0.2 mi
- Michael Madigan, Sr. Park: 0.6 mi
- Lawler Park: 0.6 mi
- West Lawn Park: 0.7 mi
- Pasteur Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Flight Forms: 0.4 mi
- Space Junction of Energy: 0.6 mi
- Eye Can See Now: 0.9 mi
- MLK Living Memorial: 1.9 mi
- CPD Officer Ella French: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Food Court: 0.7 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 16: 3.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North Grove 15: 3.9 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Central Grove 1: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture: 0.9 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 3.2 mi
- The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn: 4.1 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Vanderpoel Art Museum: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Archer Heights Veterans Monument: 1.6 mi
- Clearing-Park Shops Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Solidarity Monument: 2.3 mi
- Darius and Girenas Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Tanya Safforld: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Chicago Portage National Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 3.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 3.9 mi
- Ottawa Trail Woods South: 4.0 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Cook County Jail Urban Farming Program: 4.8 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Englewood Village Plaza: 4.9 mi
- Troy Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Castle Car Wash: 5.2 mi
- Gallager: 5.4 mi
- Emu: 5.9 mi
- Bennet's Wallaby: 5.9 mi
- Reindeer: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 55
- 41st Street Beach: 8.0 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 8.1 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 8.2 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 8.3 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 21
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.5 mi
- Players Hill: 6.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.0 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 14.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, under a mile away.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 1 mi
- Burbank · 4 mi
- Evergreen Park · 4 mi
- Oak Lawn · 4 mi
- Berwyn · 5 mi
- Cicero · 5 mi
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