- Elevation, modelled
- 177 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 6.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 664.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9490, -87.6424
Kwa-Ma-Rolas is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 177 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Park - Grove 15, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.8 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1986
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kwa-Ma-Rolas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 328° | 204 m | 6.1 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 232° | 187 m | 8.2 mi |
- 4.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 1.5 mi
- Sheridan Triangle Garden: 0.3 mi
- Space Park: 0.6 mi
- Howard Brown Peace Garden: 0.7 mi
- AIDS Garden Chicago: 0.8 mi
- Ann Sather Garden: 0.8 mi
- Legacy Walk Rainbow Pylon: 0.4 mi
- General Philip Henry Sheridan Monument: 0.6 mi
- Harry Caray: 0.6 mi
- Peace and Justice: 0.7 mi
- Ernie Banks: 0.7 mi
- Gill Park: 0.5 mi
- Evergreen Park: 0.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.7 mi
- Buena Park Neighborhood Association Garden: 0.7 mi
- Gallagher Way: 0.7 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.5 mi
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 1.6 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 2.3 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Chicago History Museum: 2.6 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 1.6 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 1.6 mi
- Polar Bears: 1.8 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 1.8 mi
- Aardvark: 1.8 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 1.3 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 2.7 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 2.9 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 3.1 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 3.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 6.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.3 mi
- Players Hill: 8.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.6 mi
- Covington Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 3.6 mi
- Tedens: 24.5 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, 7 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Wicker Park · 3 mi
- Chicagoland · 3 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 4 mi
- Chicago · 5 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 5 mi
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