- Elevation, modelled
- 177 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 10.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8917, -87.6075
Centennial Wheel is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 177 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tea Cups, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
2016 Ferris wheel on Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Wikidata Q43153888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Height
- 59.7408 m
- Operated by
- Pier Park
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Centennial Wheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 331° | 204 m | 10.4 mi |
| Players Hill | W 262° | 187 m | 8.3 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Tea Cups: 0.0 mi
- Wave Swinger: 0.0 mi
- Drop Tower: 0.0 mi
- Light Tower: 0.0 mi
- Carousel: 0.0 mi
Museums
- Chicago Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Dreihaus Gallery of Stained Glass: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Architecture Center: 0.9 mi
- Chicago Sports Museum: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- PFC Milton Lee Olive III: 0.2 mi
- USS Illinois Bell: 0.3 mi
- Adé H: 0.3 mi
- Monument of the Millenium: 0.4 mi
- US Merchant Marine Memorial: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 52
- Ohio Street Beach: 0.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 14
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.5 mi
- Players Hill: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 23.2 mi
| 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 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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