- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8540, -87.6334
Rooster is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Monkey, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.7 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rooster. 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 | 12.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 131° | 195 m | 25.0 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 282° | 187 m | 7.1 mi |
- 1.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.0 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Chinese American Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn: 0.8 mi
- St. Luke's Hospital: 0.8 mi
- Robert R. McCormick: 0.8 mi
- Sergeant Gregory J. Sintic: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 0.2 mi
- Chess Studio: 0.5 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 0.7 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 1.1 mi
Parks
- The Park at NTA: 0.3 mi
- Sun Yat-Sen Park: 0.4 mi
- Margaret Hie Ding Lin Park: 0.4 mi
- Park No. 540: 0.5 mi
- Fred Anderson Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.6 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- Blues Heaven Garden: 0.5 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 0.6 mi
- Morgan Street Native Garden: 1.0 mi
- The Garden: 1.1 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove C: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 4.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 4.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 58
- 12th Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 19
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.4 mi
- Players Hill: 7.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 20.7 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/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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