Oak Street Beach
Oak Street Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakefront Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Wikidata Q3347844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lakefront Park: 0.1 mi
- Mariano Park: 0.3 mi
- Goudy Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Seneca Park: 0.4 mi
- Jane M. Byrne Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Allow Me: 0.3 mi
- Turtle Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Archbishop Quigley: 0.4 mi
- Ben: 0.4 mi
- Family: 0.4 mi
- Chicago Sports Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.4 mi
- Loyola University Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- Charnley-Pesky House Museum: 0.4 mi
- International Museum of Surgical Science: 0.6 mi
- Eli Schulman: 0.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 0.8 mi
- Lighthouse: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Fire Relic: 0.9 mi
- PFC Milton Lee Olive III: 0.9 mi
- Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 0.4 mi
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 1.0 mi
- David M. McKay Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Limestone Glade: 1.1 mi
- Light Plate: 1.5 mi
- Wooden Alley: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 0.9 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.9 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.9 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 1.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 1.6 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.6 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 0.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.2 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 4.5 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 4.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.5 mi
- Players Hill: 7.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 6.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 22.4 mi
- Tedens: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Street Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 333° | 204 m | 9.4 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 256° | 187 m | 7.7 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 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/23803745
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near North · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 3 mi
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