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Hamza

Hamza from directly overhead

Hamza is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tala, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Addax Antelope of the Wild

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83270, -87.83295

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
  • Lion: 0.1 mi
  • Amur Leopard: 0.1 mi
  • Sloth Bear: 0.1 mi
  • Ring-Tailed Lemur: 0.1 mi
  • Spider Money: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • Family Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Kesman Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Broadview Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Guthrie Park: 0.8 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Big Ball Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 19
  • Players Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.5 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Lake Strini: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 241°259 m14.5 mi
Mount HoyW 270°255 m17.9 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 26°204 m14.7 mi
Players HillNE 49°187 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12650717961

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