Centennial Wheel
Centennial Wheel is an attraction 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 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.
The story
2016 Ferris wheel on Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Wikidata Q43153888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 59.7408 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pier Park
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tea Cups: 0.0 mi
- Wave Swinger: 0.0 mi
- Drop Tower: 0.0 mi
- Light Tower: 0.0 mi
- Carousel: 0.0 mi
- William Shakespeare: 0.1 mi
- Captain on the Helm: 0.1 mi
- Crack The Whip: 0.1 mi
- Bob Newhart Statue & Couch: 0.4 mi
- Allium: 0.5 mi
- 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
- Polk Bros Park: 0.2 mi
- Milton Lee Olive Park: 0.2 mi
- Jane Addams Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Bennett Park: 0.4 mi
- Cascade Park: 0.6 mi
- 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
- Limestone Glade: 0.5 mi
- Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 0.8 mi
- Dark Plate: 1.0 mi
- Lurie Garden: 1.0 mi
- Light Plate: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.7 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.6 mi
- Tedens: 23.2 mi
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 |
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 | 18:49 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/686996484
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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