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Helen Doria Beach

Helen Doria Beach from directly overhead

Helen Doria Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the west-northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen Doria Beach Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00497, -87.65738

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches: 60
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Winthrop Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Quinlan Rooftop Garden: 0.4 mi
  • The Ruby Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Hello! Howard Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Howard Area Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Artworks
  • Lunar Disc I: 0.3 mi
  • Los Lobos de Loyola: 0.3 mi
  • Chinese Armillary: 0.4 mi
  • Wounded Angel: 0.4 mi
  • Arnold J. Damen, S.J.: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 3.0 mi
  • Peterson Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Horner Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 12
  • Mount Trashmore: 2.8 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rosemont Waterfall: 10.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreWNW 297°204 m2.8 mi
Players HillSSW 212°187 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1466119075

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