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Mural on Morgan

Mural on Morgan from directly overhead

Mural on Morgan is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Street Native Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.2 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2013

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86104, -87.65099

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • UIC South Fields: 0.3 mi
  • Guadalupe Reyes Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fosco Park: 0.4 mi
  • Throop Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jefferson Playlot Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 2.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 4.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 18
  • Mount Bridgeport: 1.3 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Players Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 248°259 m23.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 346°204 m11.6 mi
Players HillW 280°187 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
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 °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13025439950

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