Leaning Tower of Niles
Leaning Tower of Niles is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Leaning Tower Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
replica tower of Pisa's, in Niles, Illinois, United States
Dates from 1934.
Wikidata Q6509808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 28.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leaning Tower Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Wildwood Park: 0.4 mi
- Wetlands: 0.7 mi
- Marcheschi Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Kirk Lane Park: 1.1 mi
- Wildwood Veteran Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Wildwood Chicago Police & Fire Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Katyn Massacre Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Veteran Shrine: 0.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 0.6 mi
- St. Paul Woods: 1.0 mi
- Caldwell Woods: 1.0 mi
- Miami Woods: 1.4 mi
- Angel Gabriel: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln on a Bench: 0.9 mi
- St Joseph: 1.1 mi
- Immaculate Conception: 1.1 mi
- St Maximilian Kolbe: 1.1 mi
- Niles Community Rain Garden: 1.1 mi
- Skokie Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- KE18: 2.1 mi
- KE37-Harry Caray's: 2.1 mi
- KE21: 2.1 mi
- Skokie Heritage Museum: 1.8 mi
- Emily Oak Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Norwood Park Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Exploratorium: 2.3 mi
- Park Ridge Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 3.4 mi
- Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump: 5.2 mi
- 1000 gecs tree: 6.7 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 6.9 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 7.1 mi
- South Boulevard Beach: 6.1 mi
- Lee Street Beach: 6.1 mi
- Juneway Beach: 6.1 mi
- Greenwood Street Beach: 6.2 mi
- Rogers Beach: 6.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.1 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 4.9 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Covington Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 23.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 5.2 mi
- Tedens: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leaning Tower of Niles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 218° | 259 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WSW 239° | 255 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | E 79° | 204 m | 4.1 mi |
| Players Hill | S 175° | 187 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Ohare Intl AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/24860820
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far West Side · 8 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 8 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 9 mi
- Chicagoland · 10 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 11 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 11 mi
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