Shit Fountain
Shit Fountain is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Honoré Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Honoré Park: 0.1 mi
- Commercial Club Park: 0.2 mi
- Snowberry Park: 0.4 mi
- Superior Park: 0.4 mi
- Dean Playground: 0.5 mi
- Met West Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Eckhart Park Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Campbell Coop Garden: 0.9 mi
- El Yunque: 0.9 mi
- Goose Island Overlook Garden: 0.9 mi
- Charles Gustavus Wicker: 0.6 mi
- Paseo Bourica Gateway Flags: 0.7 mi
- Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos: 1.0 mi
- A Greater Perspective: 1.0 mi
- Flame Of The Millennium: 1.2 mi
- Elias Diaz y Perez: 0.7 mi
- Andy Montañez: 0.7 mi
- Lucecita Benítez: 0.8 mi
- Ismael Miranda: 0.8 mi
- Roy Brown: 0.9 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 1.5 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.7 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Waller Apartments: 1.6 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 2.2 mi
- Chicken: 2.4 mi
- Rabbit: 2.4 mi
- Pony: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 1.6 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.2 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.2 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 5.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.3 mi
- Players Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.1 mi
- Tedens: 20.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shit Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 241° | 259 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 349° | 204 m | 8.7 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 251° | 187 m | 5.1 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6477608644
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 0 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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