- Elevation, modelled
- 184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 7.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 663.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9240, -87.6336
Polar Bears is a attraction in Illinois, at a modelled 184 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Giraffe, Plains Zebra, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.1 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polar Bears. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 332° | 204 m | 7.8 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 244° | 187 m | 7.7 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 28.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Giraffe, Plains Zebra: 0.0 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 0.0 mi
- Aardvark: 0.0 mi
- Meerkat: 0.0 mi
- African Penguin: 0.1 mi
Museums
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 0.2 mi
- Chicago History Museum: 0.8 mi
- International Museum of Surgical Science: 1.0 mi
- Charnley-Pesky House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Chicago Sports Museum: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- John Caldwell Meeker: 0.2 mi
- Eugene Field Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Reva Logan Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Original Lake Michigan Shoreline: 0.4 mi
- Carlson Cottage: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 53
- Oak Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.4 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 3.1 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 16
- Horner Park Hill: 4.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.7 mi
- Players Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.9 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 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
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