Drop Tower
Drop Tower 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 Light Tower, 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.
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
- Light Tower: 0.0 mi
- Wave Swinger: 0.0 mi
- Pier Park Mini-Golf: 0.0 mi
- Tea Cups: 0.0 mi
- Centennial Wheel: 0.0 mi
- Chicago Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Dreihaus Gallery of Stained Glass: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Sports Museum: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Architecture Center: 0.9 mi
- William Shakespeare: 0.1 mi
- Captain on the Helm: 0.1 mi
- Crack The Whip: 0.1 mi
- Bob Newhart Statue & Couch: 0.5 mi
- Allium: 0.5 mi
- Polk Bros Park: 0.2 mi
- Milton Lee Olive Park: 0.2 mi
- Jane Addams Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Bennett Park: 0.4 mi
- Cascade Park: 0.5 mi
- PFC Milton Lee Olive III: 0.2 mi
- Adé H: 0.3 mi
- USS Illinois Bell: 0.3 mi
- Monument of the Millenium: 0.4 mi
- US Merchant Marine Memorial: 0.5 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: 2.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 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: 6.5 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: 24.6 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 Drop Tower. 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 | 18:50 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1188467601
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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