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Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio from directly overhead

Joe DiMaggio is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Piazza Italia di Chicago, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86958, -87.66288

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Piazza Italia di Chicago: 0.0 mi
  • Arrigo Park: 0.2 mi
  • Garibaldi Park: 0.2 mi
  • Little Prairie on the Campus: 0.3 mi
  • Healing Garden: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Hippocrates: 0.4 mi
  • Mortar & Pestle: 0.4 mi
  • Saint Ignatius: 0.5 mi
  • Father Arnold Damen S.J.: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 2.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 17
  • Mount Bridgeport: 2.0 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Players Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 246°259 m23.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 348°204 m10.9 mi
Players HillW 274°187 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10155717492

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