You Are on Potawatomi Land
You Are on Potawatomi Land is an artwork in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Weather Station, a artwork 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 is located in the middle of the Riverwalk, near Michigan Avenue, and is made up of five banners that are 15 feet high and 266 feet wide.
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
- Weather Station: 0.0 mi
- Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable: 0.1 mi
- The Radiance of Being: 0.1 mi
- Jack Brickhouse: 0.1 mi
- Wings of Mexico: 0.1 mi
- Site of Fort Dearborn: 0.1 mi
- Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite: 0.1 mi
- Heald Square Monument: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Yader "Yak" Castaneda: 0.3 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.1 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.1 mi
- Odyssey Chicago River: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.1 mi
- Ogden Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Chicago Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- The Marina: 0.3 mi
- Riverwalk East: 0.3 mi
- Lakeshore East Park: 0.3 mi
- Limestone Glade: 0.4 mi
- Light Plate: 0.5 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dark Plate: 0.5 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.0 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: 2.7 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: 4.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.2 mi
- Players Hill: 7.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.4 mi
- Tedens: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of You Are on Potawatomi Land. 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 | 7.5 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/11780160053
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
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