- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 11.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8672, -87.6157
Olmec Head is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 185 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mending Wall, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olmec Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 11.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 134° | 195 m | 24.9 mi |
| Players Hill | W 274° | 187 m | 7.8 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Mending Wall: 0.0 mi
- Man with Fish: 0.1 mi
- Sue the Dinosaur: 0.1 mi
- Big Beaver Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- Brachiosaurus Replica: 0.1 mi
Museums
- Field Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.7 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.8 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.9 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Welcome Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Garden: 0.5 mi
- Daphne Garden: 0.6 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- City Water Tunnel Shaft: 0.1 mi
- Special Olympics Flame of Hope Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tribute to Freedom: 0.2 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument: 0.2 mi
- Karel Havlíček Monument: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Daniel Webster Park: 0.4 mi
- Mark Twain Park: 0.5 mi
- South President's Court: 0.6 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.6 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.5 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.8 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove C: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 58
- 12th Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 18
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.4 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.6 mi
- Players Hill: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.9 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
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