Munson Beach
Munson Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 176 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Calumet Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Beach in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Wikidata Q33327751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 176 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 14.9 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Calumet Park: 0.3 mi
- Francis Vernon Krause Park: 0.7 mi
- Pietrowski Park: 0.9 mi
- Lakefront Park: 1.0 mi
- Wolfe Park: 1.2 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 0.5 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.7 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 1.8 mi
- Sky Art: 1.8 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 1.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.8 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 3.7 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
- 71st & Crandon Organic Garden: 4.4 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 2.9 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 3.0 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 3.0 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 3.9 mi
- Eggers Grove: 1.7 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 2.7 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 2.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 4.3 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.9 mi
- Al Capone's House: 6.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.0 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 8.0 mi
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 1.6 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 4.5 mi
- Beaubien Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 5.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 6.2 mi
- Calumet Beach: 0.3 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 1.0 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 1.8 mi
- Whihala Beach: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 3.6 mi
- East Side Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Viertnam War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Drake Fountain: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 2.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 11.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 11.2 mi
- Arbor Hill: 11.7 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 12.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 9.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 20.9 mi
- Tedens: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Munson Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 114° | 214 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 23.5 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 115° | 195 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Holden | E 97° | 194 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 97° | 193 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Jackson | E 97° | 192 m | 24.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 313° | 187 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/177632959
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 6 mi
- East Chicago · 6 mi
- Hammond · 7 mi
- Blue Island · 9 mi
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