41st Street Beach
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
- 4.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mermaid (La Sirena): 0.1 mi
- Letter to Bessie Coleman Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Restoration: 0.3 mi
- Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville: 0.7 mi
- Carver 47: 0.8 mi
- 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
- The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument: 0.8 mi
- The Great Migration Centennial: 0.9 mi
- Stephen A. Douglas: 0.9 mi
- Stephen A. Douglas Tomb: 1.0 mi
- Ida B. Wells Homes: 1.1 mi
- 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
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.5 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.9 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 1.9 mi
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art: 1.9 mi
- DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center: 2.1 mi
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: 2.2 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
- Doane Observatory: 3.2 mi
- Beluga: 3.3 mi
- Sea Lion: 3.3 mi
- Penguins: 3.3 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.4 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- 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
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 12.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 16.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Tedens: 21.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 127° | 214 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 129° | 195 m | 22.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 293° | 187 m | 9.6 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 | 06:38 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/32971925
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 4 mi
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