- Elevation
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 24.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 665.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8025, -87.6164
Washington (George Washington Monument) is a artwork in Illinois, at a recorded 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. 26 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.
- Built
- 1904
- Elevation
- 183 m
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 |
- 5.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 20.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
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
- 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
| 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).
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteDay 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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