- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8660, -87.6072
Spiral Galaxy is a artwork in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is America's Courtyard, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spiral Galaxy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 335° | 204 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 134° | 195 m | 24.6 mi |
| Players Hill | W 275° | 187 m | 8.3 mi |
- 1.0 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
- America's Courtyard: 0.0 mi
- Man Enters The Cosmos: 0.1 mi
- Daphne 1: 0.4 mi
- Daphne 2: 0.4 mi
- Geography Earth: 0.4 mi
- Nicolaus Copernicus Monument: 0.0 mi
- Karel Havlíček Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument: 0.3 mi
- CPD K9 & Equine Memorial Plaza: 0.4 mi
- City Water Tunnel Shaft: 0.4 mi
- Doane Observatory: 0.1 mi
- Beluga: 0.3 mi
- Sea Lion: 0.3 mi
- Dolphin: 0.3 mi
- Penguins: 0.3 mi
- Welcome Garden: 0.4 mi
- Daphne Garden: 0.4 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Garden: 1.0 mi
- North Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Field Museum: 0.5 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 1.0 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 1.1 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.2 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 1.3 mi
- Daniel Webster Park: 0.8 mi
- Mark Twain Park: 0.8 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn Park: 0.8 mi
- South President's Court: 0.9 mi
- Chicago Women's Park and Gardens: 1.0 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.4 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.7 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.9 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 0.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.8 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.9 mi
- Players Hill: 8.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.9 mi
- Tedens: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 3 mi
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