Taking Flight
Taking Flight is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Roosevelt Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 15 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roosevelt Park: 0.5 mi
- James Clayson Park: 0.7 mi
- Country Club Park: 0.8 mi
- Jack A. Claes Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Burbank Park: 0.9 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 0.9 mi
- Farmhouse Museum: 0.9 mi
- Itasca Historical Depot Museum: 1.4 mi
- Roselle History Museum: 3.6 mi
- Addison Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 14: 2.2 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 13: 2.3 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 15: 2.3 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 9: 2.4 mi
- Busse Forest-South Grove 10: 2.4 mi
- Bob Link Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Illinois Heritage Grove: 3.5 mi
- Native Prairie Wildflower Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Maple Street Butterfly Waystation (#45081): 6.6 mi
- Alumni Circle: 7.2 mi
- Heroic Encounter: 3.6 mi
- Thought - Rise in Vacuum I: 3.6 mi
- Touching Heaven: 3.6 mi
- Heavy Dog Kiss: 3.6 mi
- Skulskeid: 3.6 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 3.7 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 5.7 mi
- Medieval Times: 6.2 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8.0 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 8.9 mi
- Stratford Farms Historic Marker: 4.4 mi
- Heaven’s Brigade and All Heroes: 4.7 mi
- K.A.M.P. Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Edward Butch O'Hare: 5.4 mi
- Motorola Retirees Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Westman Beach: 12.5 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 14.8 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 16.7 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 16.7 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 16.7 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 6.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 12.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 7.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.2 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taking Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 248° | 273 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | S 191° | 259 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Hoy | SW 219° | 255 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 82° | 204 m | 15.8 mi |
| Players Hill | ESE 122° | 187 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10742384572
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 11 mi
- Oak Brook · 12 mi
- Downers Grove · 13 mi
- Brookfield · 14 mi
- Hinsdale · 14 mi
- La Grange · 14 mi
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