Buckingham Fountain
Buckingham Fountain is an attraction in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Boy, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
fountain in Chicago, Illinois
Dates from 1927-08-26.
Wikidata Q158989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1927
- Elevation
- 183 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fisher Boy: 0.1 mi
- Crane Girl: 0.1 mi
- Dove Girl: 0.1 mi
- Turtle Boy: 0.1 mi
- Lilies: 0.1 mi
- North Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.3 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.3 mi
- North President's Court: 0.2 mi
- South President's Court: 0.2 mi
- Butler Field: 0.3 mi
- South Garden: 0.3 mi
- North Garden: 0.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State: 0.2 mi
- Gerardo M: 0.2 mi
- Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial): 0.3 mi
- Edward B. Butler: 0.3 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.5 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.3 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.4 mi
- City Mini Golf: 0.4 mi
- Sea Otter: 0.6 mi
- Dolphin: 0.6 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.3 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.6 mi
- Field Museum: 0.7 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.0 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.4 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.0 mi
- Players Hill: 7.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.5 mi
- Tedens: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckingham Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 336° | 204 m | 11.1 mi |
| Players Hill | W 270° | 187 m | 7.6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/561821879
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
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