57th Street Beach
57th Street Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Norway Building, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Cook County, Illinois, United States
Wikidata Q33326358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Norway Building: 0.1 mi
- U-505 Submarine: 0.1 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 0.2 mi
- Promontory Point Marker: 0.3 mi
- The First Automobile Race in America: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6A: 0.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 0.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 0.4 mi
- Music Court: 0.3 mi
- Cornell Park: 0.5 mi
- Woman's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Ann Dunham Water Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Entry Grove: 0.5 mi
- Flock: 0.4 mi
- Sky Landing: 0.4 mi
- Mother Peace: 0.4 mi
- Torch Song: 0.4 mi
- Quintessence: 0.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.4 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.2 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.9 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.4 mi
- Beluga: 5.5 mi
- Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden: 0.5 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hydy Park Academy Environmental Studies Nature Park: 0.8 mi
- Brickyard Garden: 1.0 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 2.8 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.8 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.1 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 0.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.8 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 2.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.0 mi
- Players Hill: 11.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 13.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Tedens: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 57th Street Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 125° | 214 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 17.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 127° | 195 m | 20.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 301° | 187 m | 11.3 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 | 20:29 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/220417525
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago · 6 mi
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