Play for Peace
Play for Peace is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Bartelme Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
"Play for peace... Grown-ups please, let us play for peace. Let's learn to get along as children; then, when we grow up, this world will be filled with peace, harmony, and love."
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- A
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Bartelme Park: 0.1 mi
- Elysian Field: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Green Park: 0.3 mi
- The Green at 320: 0.5 mi
- Skinner Park: 0.6 mi
- Mary Bartelme: 0.1 mi
- Greektown Monument: 0.2 mi
- James R. Thompson: 0.3 mi
- Batcolumn: 0.4 mi
- Haymarket Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Oprah Winfrey Mural: 0.1 mi
- Takeaway: 0.3 mi
- Gráinne: 0.3 mi
- Antipode: 0.5 mi
- Fulton Market District Gateway: 0.5 mi
- National Hellenic Museum: 0.2 mi
- WNDR Museum: 0.3 mi
- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Broadcast Communications: 0.7 mi
- Color Factory: 0.7 mi
- Community Roots Demonstration Garden: 0.5 mi
- Skinner Park Tranquil Garden: 0.6 mi
- Loomis Street Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Roosevelt Square Farm: 1.1 mi
- Morgan Street Native Garden: 1.3 mi
- The Ledge: 0.7 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 0.7 mi
- Weather Bell: 1.0 mi
- Begin Route 66: 1.3 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 1.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 3.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 2.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.3 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.1 mi
- Players Hill: 6.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.9 mi
- Tedens: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Play for Peace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 245° | 259 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 344° | 204 m | 10.4 mi |
| Players Hill | W 268° | 187 m | 6.1 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11879596569
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
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