- Elevation, modelled
- 182 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 663.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8306, -87.6351
James R. Thompson is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Comiskey Park Home Plate, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James R. Thompson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 253° | 259 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 345° | 204 m | 13.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 128° | 195 m | 24.0 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 295° | 187 m | 7.5 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 22.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Comiskey Park Home Plate: 0.1 mi
- Lt. Joseph T. McKeon, Jr: 0.3 mi
- Haymarket Police Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Seaman First Class James Humbert: 0.7 mi
- Eighth Regiment Armory: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Armour Square Park: 0.2 mi
- McKeon Park: 0.3 mi
- Wentworth Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- Stateway Park: 0.5 mi
- Park No. 474: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Man on a Bench: 0.5 mi
- Bronzeville Renaissance Mural: 0.7 mi
- Canaryville: 0.8 mi
- Bridgeport: 0.9 mi
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Monument: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 1.1 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 1.4 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Lincoln Garden: 1.2 mi
- Legends Farm: 1.2 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 1.7 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 1.7 mi
- Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.6 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.7 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove C: 3.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 3.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 56
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 3.1 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 19
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.1 mi
- Players Hill: 7.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 19.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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