- Elevation, modelled
- 214 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7116, -87.9743
Jet Era is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 214 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Walking Stick, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.2 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jet Era. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 284° | 259 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | NW 308° | 255 m | 13.5 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 43° | 187 m | 15.6 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 12.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 20 mi
- Viewing area · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Walking Stick: 0.1 mi
- Unknown: 0.1 mi
- Sea Bird: 0.2 mi
- Sister 2: 0.2 mi
- Unknown: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- ZGS Piston: 0.5 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 3.3 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 3.3 mi
- Burr Ridge Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 4.1 mi
Museums
Parks
- Smart Oaks Park: 1.4 mi
- Timberlake Park: 1.7 mi
- Meyer Woods Park: 1.8 mi
- Internationale Estates Park: 2.0 mi
- Mallard Landing Park: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 2.0 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 8.1 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 8.5 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 10.8 mi
- Kill Site: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Des Plaines Riverway Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Fox Hollow Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Black Partridge Woods: 3.1 mi
- Birchwood Park: 3.2 mi
- Black Partridge Woods Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Red Gate Woods: 3.2 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 4.0 mi
- Wolf Road Woods: 4.1 mi
- Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 4.5 mi
- Maple Lake: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Oak Savanna: 5.2 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
- Wingren: 6.8 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Community Garden: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 21
- Westman Beach: 7.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 10.3 mi
- Michigan Beach: 14.2 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 19.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 18
- Signal Hill: 1.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 5.5 mi
- Spruce Hill: 9.1 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 0.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 2.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 24.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Lake Strini: 7.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 6.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Lemont · 2 mi
- Woodridge · 4 mi
- Bolingbrook · 6 mi
- Downers Grove · 7 mi
- Hinsdale · 7 mi
- La Grange · 8 mi
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