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Arthur Ashe Beach

Arthur Ashe Beach from directly overhead

Arthur Ashe Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is 75th and Coles Community Gardens, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.6 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76272, -87.55742

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 0.4 mi
  • South Shore Cultural Center Harvest Garden: 0.5 mi
  • South Shore Formal Garden: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 0.4 mi
  • Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 0.6 mi
  • Stony Island Arts Bank: 1.6 mi
  • First Black Owned McDonald's Franchise: 1.7 mi
  • Jesse Owens: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
Picnic sites
  • South Shore Picnic Grove: 0.5 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.5 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 1.7 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 1.7 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 2.2 mi
Attractions
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 3.2 mi
  • Doane Observatory: 7.6 mi
  • Beluga: 7.8 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 7.2 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Players Hill: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberESE 122°214 m19.4 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 337°204 m19.6 mi
Chanute HillESE 124°195 m18.1 mi
Players HillNW 306°187 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/179687130

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