Nine Dragon Wall
Nine Dragon Wall is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rat, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.7 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rat: 0.1 mi
- Ox: 0.1 mi
- Pig: 0.1 mi
- Tiger: 0.1 mi
- Dog: 0.1 mi
- The Park at NTA: 0.2 mi
- Park No. 540: 0.4 mi
- Sun Yat-Sen Park: 0.4 mi
- Margaret Hie Ding Lin Park: 0.4 mi
- Fred Anderson Park: 0.5 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 0.2 mi
- Chess Studio: 0.4 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 0.8 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 1.1 mi
- Chinese American Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn: 0.7 mi
- Robert R. McCormick: 0.7 mi
- St. Luke's Hospital: 0.8 mi
- St. Clair Drake & Horace Cayton: 0.8 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 0.4 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 0.5 mi
- Morgan Street Native Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Garden: 1.2 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.4 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Sea Lion: 1.4 mi
- Beluga: 1.4 mi
- Penguins: 1.4 mi
- Sea Otter: 1.4 mi
- Dolphin: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 4.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 4.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 4.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 3.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.3 mi
- Players Hill: 7.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.0 mi
- Tedens: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nine Dragon Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 250° | 259 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 342° | 204 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 131° | 195 m | 24.9 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 283° | 187 m | 7.2 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1375708919
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
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