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Sunflowers

Sunflowers from directly overhead

Sunflowers is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Vogle Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
brick

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97059, -87.67604

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Ravenswood Black Oak Savanna Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Gateway Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Winthrop Harmony Arts Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Winthrop Family Historical Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 1.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Lombard Lamp: 0.6 mi
  • Berlin Wall Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: 1.3 mi
  • Jack Johnson: 1.3 mi
  • Dr. Jose P. Rizal: 1861–1896: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Lincoln Square Gateway: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Square Gateway: 0.7 mi
  • The Chicago Lincoln: 0.7 mi
  • Uptown Color Wheel: 0.9 mi
  • From Many Paths We Come: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 1.3 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 1.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 1.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 17
  • Horner Park Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Trashmore: 4.0 mi
  • Players Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 1.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 337°204 m4.0 mi
Players HillSW 216°187 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13022137898

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