- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9067, -87.7016
Leif Ericsson Monument is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Alexander Von Humboldt Monument, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leif Ericsson Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 238° | 259 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 359° | 204 m | 8.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 238° | 187 m | 4.0 mi |
- 2.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 27.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alexander Von Humboldt Monument: 0.1 mi
- Fritz Reuter Monument: 0.2 mi
- Home (Miner & Child): 0.3 mi
- Paseo Bourica Gateway Flags: 0.3 mi
- Yellow Brick Road: 0.4 mi
- Humboldt Park Formal Garden: 0.2 mi
- Our Block Community Farm: 0.4 mi
- Harold Washington Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- El Coqui: 0.5 mi
- La Casita de Don Pedro: 0.5 mi
- El Gran Combo: 0.3 mi
- Eddie Palmieri: 0.4 mi
- Andres Jiménez: 0.5 mi
- Roy Brown: 0.6 mi
- Ismael Miranda: 0.7 mi
- Julia de Burgos Park: 0.5 mi
- Maplewood Park: 0.6 mi
- Park 399: 0.7 mi
- Lucy Flower Park: 0.8 mi
- Simons Park: 0.8 mi
- Waller Apartments: 1.5 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.0 mi
- Black Bear: 3.5 mi
- Chicken: 3.6 mi
- Rabbit: 3.6 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.0 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 3.7 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 0.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 4.1 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 5.2 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 5.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.7 mi
- Players Hill: 4.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 5.6 mi
- Tedens: 20.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.3 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, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 1 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
- Chicagoland · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
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