Lunar Disc I
Lunar Disc I is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the west-northwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinese Armillary, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- onyx
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chinese Armillary: 0.0 mi
- Los Lobos de Loyola: 0.0 mi
- Wounded Angel: 0.1 mi
- Arnold J. Damen, S.J.: 0.1 mi
- Granville Avenue Buildings: 0.4 mi
- Salvadoran Martyrs Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Lombard Lamp: 2.7 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 2.8 mi
- Hutchinson Street District: 2.8 mi
- Jack Johnson: 2.9 mi
- Quinlan Rooftop Garden: 0.1 mi
- Winthrop Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Ruby Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hello! Howard Garden: 1.5 mi
- Edgewater Beach Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Hartigan Beach: 0.2 mi
- North Shore Beach: 0.2 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 0.3 mi
- Helen Doria Beach: 0.3 mi
- Prinz Beach: 0.4 mi
- Hartigan Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- North Shore Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Helen Doria Beach Park: 0.3 mi
- D'Elia Park: 0.3 mi
- Berger Park: 0.4 mi
- Loyola Dunes: 0.5 mi
- West Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Indian Boundary Nature Play Center: 2.0 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Leather Archives and Museum: 0.6 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 1.7 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 2.7 mi
- Evanston History Center: 3.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 2.7 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 2.1 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 3.2 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 5.1 mi
- Polar Bears: 5.4 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 5.4 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 2.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.8 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 9.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 10.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 24.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 1.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lunar Disc I. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | WNW 303° | 204 m | 2.9 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 213° | 187 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7604823266
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 7 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 7 mi
- Chicagoland · 7 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 8 mi
- Chicago · 9 mi
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