- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 10.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 66on it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8794, -87.6241
Lion “in an attitude of defiance” is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion "on the prowl", a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion “in an attitude of defiance”. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 10.8 mi |
| Players Hill | W 268° | 187 m | 7.4 mi |
- On the Historic Route 66National
- 25.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lion "on the prowl": 0.0 mi
- Flying Dragon: 0.1 mi
- Cubi VII: 0.1 mi
- Large Interior Form: 0.1 mi
- Untitled: 0.1 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.0 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.2 mi
- City Mini Golf: 0.3 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.3 mi
- Buckingham Fountain: 0.4 mi
- South Garden: 0.1 mi
- North Garden: 0.1 mi
- North President's Court: 0.2 mi
- Millennium Park: 0.2 mi
- Pritzker Park: 0.3 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.3 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.4 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.4 mi
- American Writers Museum: 0.4 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.1 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.1 mi
- Light Plate: 0.2 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.2 mi
- Dark Plate: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State: 0.2 mi
- Edward B. Butler: 0.2 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.3 mi
- Millennium Monument: 0.3 mi
- Yader "Yak" Castaneda: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.7 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.4 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 4.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.9 mi
- Players Hill: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.8 mi
- Tedens: 22.0 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, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
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