Washington (George Washington Monument)
Washington (George Washington Monument) is an artwork in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bronzeville Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.2 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This statue of George Washington at the time of the Revolutionary War is a duplicate of one in Paris.
What the record says
- Built
- 1904
- Elevation
- 183 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bronzeville Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- EduCare Preschool Farm: 0.5 mi
- Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Legends Farm: 1.0 mi
- Perry Ave Commons: 1.0 mi
- George Harding Park: 0.2 mi
- Jessie 'Ma' Houston Park: 0.6 mi
- Drexel Square: 0.6 mi
- Honeysuckle Park: 0.6 mi
- Robert Taylor Park: 0.7 mi
- Kobe Bryant Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Jazz Statues - Trumpeter: 0.5 mi
- Jazz Statues - Singer: 0.5 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.5 mi
- Jazz Statues - Saxophone Player: 0.5 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 0.4 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 1.1 mi
- Obama Kissing Rock: 1.3 mi
- Carl von Linné Monument: 1.3 mi
- Frederick C. Robie House: 1.4 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 0.6 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 0.9 mi
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art: 1.0 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 1.2 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 1.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 2.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.8 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 3.6 mi
- Doane Observatory: 4.4 mi
- Beluga: 4.5 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.0 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.6 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.9 mi
- Players Hill: 9.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.5 mi
- Tedens: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington (George Washington Monument). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 258° | 259 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 123° | 214 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 343° | 204 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 125° | 195 m | 22.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 303° | 187 m | 9.3 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 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1533742413
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 4 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 4 mi
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