Lion
Lion is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bactrian Camel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 4 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bactrian Camel: 0.0 mi
- Short-Nosed Echidna: 0.1 mi
- Western Gray Kangaroo: 0.1 mi
- Wombat: 0.1 mi
- Rodrigues Fruit Bat: 0.1 mi
- King Nyani: 0.1 mi
- Kangaroo: 0.1 mi
- Stallion: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo Skull: 0.1 mi
- Adwin: 0.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker: 0.1 mi
- Baboon Island: 0.2 mi
- Cannon Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Showmen's Rest: 1.3 mi
- Ehlert Park F-86 Sabre Korean Veterans Monument: 1.8 mi
- McCormick Woods Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Brookfield Woods Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Callahan Grove: 1.2 mi
- Schuth's Grove: 1.2 mi
- Plank Road Meadow: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Areas - East: 0.2 mi
- Beer Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brookfield Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.3 mi
- Safari Picnics North: 0.3 mi
- McCormick Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.3 mi
- Family Garden: 0.3 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 1.0 mi
- Fairy Garden: 1.5 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Kesman Garden: 1.8 mi
- Candy Cane Park: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Guthrie Park: 0.9 mi
- Creekside Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Riverside Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
- Brookfield Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- La Grange Park Fire History Museum: 2.2 mi
- La Grange Area Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 2.8 mi
- Westman Beach: 6.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 8.3 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 11.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 11.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 11.9 mi
- Players Hill: 4.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.0 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.6 mi
- Centennial Hill: 10.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 13.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 12.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 18.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 240° | 259 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 269° | 255 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 27° | 204 m | 14.6 mi |
| Players Hill | NE 51° | 187 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12671150527
Day trips start here
- Brookfield · 1 mi
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- La Grange · 3 mi
- Western Springs · 3 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 5 mi
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