49th Street Beach
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49th Street Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornell Oasis, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.2 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Cook County, Illinois, United States
Wikidata Q33326393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cornell Oasis: 0.2 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden: 1.5 mi
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden: 1.5 mi
- Midway Plaisance Park North Winter Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ecstasy: 0.3 mi
- jenitor: 0.6 mi
- Carver 47: 0.8 mi
- Gwendolyn Brooks: The Oracle of Bronzeville: 0.8 mi
- Yes And: 1.0 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.4 mi
- Paul Cornell: 0.5 mi
- Obama Kissing Rock: 0.6 mi
- Promontory Point Marker: 0.8 mi
- U-505 Submarine: 1.0 mi
- Kenwood Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Madison Park: 0.6 mi
- Spruce Park: 0.6 mi
- Elm Park: 0.7 mi
- Cornell Park: 0.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 1.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.4 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 3.3 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.5 mi
- Doane Observatory: 4.3 mi
- Beluga: 4.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.7 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.0 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 3.9 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.9 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.1 mi
- Players Hill: 10.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 13.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Tedens: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 49th Street Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 126° | 214 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 128° | 195 m | 21.0 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 297° | 187 m | 10.5 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 | 20:29 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/185425631
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 4 mi
- Chicago · 5 mi
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