- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8664, -87.6059
Doane Observatory is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.0 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Doane Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 335° | 204 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 134° | 195 m | 24.5 mi |
| Players Hill | W 274° | 187 m | 8.3 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Nicolaus Copernicus Monument: 0.1 mi
- Karel Havlíček Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument: 0.3 mi
- City Water Tunnel Shaft: 0.5 mi
- CPD K9 & Equine Memorial Plaza: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Field Museum: 0.6 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 1.0 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 1.1 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.3 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 53
- 12th Street Beach: 0.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.9 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 18
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.0 mi
- Players Hill: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 22.3 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 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 3 mi
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