In the Heart of this Infinite Particle of Galactic Dust
OpenStreetMap · node/10945307448
- Elevation, modelled
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 25.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8789, -87.6364
In the Heart of this Infinite Particle of Galactic Dust is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ledge, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of In the Heart of this Infinite Particle of Galactic Dust. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 246° | 259 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 10.6 mi |
| Players Hill | W 268° | 187 m | 6.8 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 25.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Ledge: 0.0 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 0.0 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.3 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.6 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.7 mi
- The Willis Terrace: 0.0 mi
- Northern Trust open space: 0.2 mi
- The Green at 320: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Green Park: 0.4 mi
- Southbank Park: 0.4 mi
- Color Factory: 0.0 mi
- Money Museum: 0.2 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Broadcast Communications: 0.4 mi
- National Hellenic Museum: 0.6 mi
- atmospheric Wave Wall: 0.0 mi
- 150: 0.1 mi
- 100: 0.1 mi
- Ceres: 0.2 mi
- Agriculture: 0.2 mi
- Home Insurance Building Site: 0.2 mi
- Oscar O. D'Angelo Park: 0.3 mi
- Batcolumn: 0.4 mi
- Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam: 0.5 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.5 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.7 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.8 mi
- Light Plate: 0.8 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 2.7 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.6 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.0 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.4 mi
- Players Hill: 6.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.8 mi
- Tedens: 21.5 mi
| 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).
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, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Chicago/Loop · 0 mi
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 1 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
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