12th Street Beach
12th Street Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is America's Courtyard, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- America's Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Spiral Galaxy: 0.1 mi
- Man Enters The Cosmos: 0.2 mi
- Daphne 1: 0.2 mi
- Daphne 2: 0.3 mi
- Nicolaus Copernicus Monument: 0.2 mi
- Karel Havlíček Monument: 0.2 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument: 0.3 mi
- CPD K9 & Equine Memorial Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Doane Observatory: 0.2 mi
- Beluga: 0.4 mi
- Sea Lion: 0.4 mi
- Penguins: 0.4 mi
- Dolphin: 0.4 mi
- Daphne Garden: 0.2 mi
- Welcome Garden: 0.4 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Garden: 1.0 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 1.1 mi
- Field Museum: 0.5 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.9 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 1.1 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.1 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 1.3 mi
- Mark Twain Park: 0.7 mi
- Daniel Webster Park: 0.7 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn Park: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Women's Park and Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Prairie District Park: 0.9 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.3 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.6 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 4.0 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 4.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.0 mi
- Players Hill: 8.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.7 mi
- Tedens: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 12th Street Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 335° | 204 m | 12.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 134° | 195 m | 24.5 mi |
| Players Hill | W 275° | 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 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/178931793
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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