Margaret Burroughs Beach
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Margaret Burroughs Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnham Wildlife Corridor, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Cook County, Illinois, United States
Wikidata Q33346010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 23.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.5 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- 1919 Race Riot Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Ralph H. Metcalfe: 0.5 mi
- Florence B. Price: 0.5 mi
- Reverend Joseph H. Jackson: 0.5 mi
- Sam Cooke: 0.5 mi
- Lake Meadows Park: 0.3 mi
- Groveland Park: 0.4 mi
- Stephen A. Douglas Monument Park: 0.6 mi
- Dunbar Park: 0.7 mi
- Ellis Park: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Garden: 0.4 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 1.2 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 1.3 mi
- Daphne Garden: 1.5 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.9 mi
- Caracol: 0.5 mi
- La Ronda Parkata: 0.5 mi
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Monument: 0.7 mi
- Monument to Great Northern Migration: 0.7 mi
- Man on a Bench: 1.1 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.3 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 1.4 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 1.6 mi
- Field Museum: 1.9 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 2.3 mi
- Doane Observatory: 1.9 mi
- Beluga: 2.0 mi
- Sea Lion: 2.0 mi
- Penguins: 2.0 mi
- Sea Otter: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 3.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 3.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 3.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 3.6 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.0 mi
- Players Hill: 8.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.0 mi
- Tedens: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Margaret Burroughs Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 129° | 214 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 13.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 131° | 195 m | 23.3 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 287° | 187 m | 8.6 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 | 06:39 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/185415594
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 3 mi
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