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41st Street Beach

41st Street Beach from directly overhead

41st Street Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mermaid (La Sirena), a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.1 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82128, -87.59607

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Williams-Davis Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sankofa For The Earth: 0.2 mi
  • Bronzewood Gathering: 0.3 mi
  • Chamberlain Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Holly Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Cornell Oasis: 1.0 mi
  • Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Lincoln Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Legends Farm: 1.7 mi
  • Bronzeville Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Jackson Park - Grove 9: 2.2 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 8: 2.3 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 10: 2.3 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 2.3 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 7: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Doane Observatory: 3.2 mi
  • Beluga: 3.3 mi
  • Sea Lion: 3.3 mi
  • Penguins: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 3.1 mi
  • Players Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 41st Street Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberSE 127°214 m23.3 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 338°204 m15.1 mi
Chanute HillSE 129°195 m22.1 mi
Players HillWNW 293°187 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/32971925

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