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Menorah

Menorah from directly overhead

Menorah is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chippewa Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.4 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99741, -87.70342

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Picnic sites
Museums
Historic sites
  • Iroquois Theatre Fire Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • The Shrine of Assyrian Patriarchs & Bishops: 1.9 mi
  • Memorial of the Assyrian Martyrs: 1.9 mi
  • Old Treaty Elm Historic Marker: 2.1 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 16
  • Mount Trashmore: 1.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Menorah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreN 357°204 m1.8 mi
Players HillSSW 201°187 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475868737265534130
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1685270380

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