The Radiance of Being
The Radiance of Being is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Fort Dearborn, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The mural features Art Deco elements that celebrate iconic Chicago structures, including the Palmer House, The Rookery, and the Palmolive. Lewis was inspired to create the mural to celebrate 100 years of Art Deco
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Fort Dearborn: 0.0 mi
- Heald Square Monument: 0.1 mi
- Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- First Bridge at North Dearborn Street: 0.2 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.0 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.1 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 0.2 mi
- Irv Kupcinet: 0.1 mi
- Weather Station: 0.1 mi
- You Are on Potawatomi Land: 0.1 mi
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: 0.1 mi
- The Gentlemen Statues: 0.1 mi
- Chicago Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- The Marina: 0.2 mi
- The Cove: 0.3 mi
- Ogden Plaza: 0.3 mi
- The River Theater: 0.3 mi
- Light Plate: 0.5 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dark Plate: 0.5 mi
- Limestone Glade: 0.5 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 0.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.1 mi
- Players Hill: 7.4 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.4 mi
- Tedens: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Radiance of Being. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 336° | 204 m | 10.2 mi |
| Players Hill | W 263° | 187 m | 7.4 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11780160054
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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