Rainbow Beach
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Rainbow Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Beach Wade-In, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.9 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Beach in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
Wikidata Q33332850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 179 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rainbow Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- South Shore Cultural Center: 1.0 mi
- Russell Square Park: 1.1 mi
- Hasan Park: 1.2 mi
- Eckersall Park: 1.3 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 0.6 mi
- South Shore Cultural Center Harvest Garden: 1.0 mi
- South Shore Formal Garden: 1.0 mi
- 71st & Crandon Organic Garden: 1.1 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 2.6 mi
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: 2.8 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 3.0 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 3.1 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 3.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 0.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 3.3 mi
- Eggers Grove: 5.2 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.6 mi
- Doane Observatory: 7.9 mi
- Beluga: 8.1 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 2.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 2.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 2.8 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 0.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 0.9 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- Calumet Beach: 3.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 0.1 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 0.2 mi
- Viertnam War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Jesse Owens: 2.1 mi
- Stony Island Arts Bank: 2.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.7 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 13.4 mi
- Players Hill: 13.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.3 mi
- Tedens: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 122° | 214 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 336° | 204 m | 19.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 124° | 195 m | 17.6 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 306° | 187 m | 13.8 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 | 15:38 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/161614494
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 2 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 6 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 7 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 8 mi
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