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Our King

Our King from directly overhead

Our King is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyxis, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89518, -87.74599

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Pyxis: 0.1 mi
  • Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 1.5 mi
  • Bulls with Maidens (World's Fair Bulls): 1.5 mi
  • Persian Lilies: 1.6 mi
  • Idyl: 1.6 mi
Parks
Gardens
  • Hart Peace Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • PCC Austin Farm: 1.0 mi
  • Quaking Aspens: 1.5 mi
  • Child Wild: 1.5 mi
  • Hawthorm Grove: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 6.2 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 236°259 m20.6 mi
Mount HoyW 259°255 m22.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 13°204 m9.1 mi
Players HillSW 219°187 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7505577083

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