South Shore Beach
South Shore Beach is a beach in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is South Shore Nature Sanctuary, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 8.1 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Metra train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Wikidata Q7568433, matched on coordinates and name (497 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Shore Cultural Center: 0.1 mi
- Hasan Park: 0.3 mi
- Don Nash Playground: 1.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach Park: 1.1 mi
- Rosenblum Park: 1.2 mi
- Mr. Big: 0.1 mi
- BlammO: 0.2 mi
- Leap: 0.4 mi
- Fishing Eagle: 1.0 mi
- Statue of the Republic: 1.2 mi
- South Shore Cultural Center Harvest Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Shore Formal Garden: 0.2 mi
- 71st & Crandon Organic Garden: 0.4 mi
- South Merrill Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 0.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 1.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 3.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 5.6 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.6 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.0 mi
- Doane Observatory: 7.1 mi
- Beluga: 7.3 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 0.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 1.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 1.9 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 0.5 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 0.9 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 0.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 1.0 mi
- Stony Island Arts Bank: 1.3 mi
- First Black Owned McDonald's Franchise: 1.4 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 1.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 1.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.8 mi
- Players Hill: 12.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 13.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 13.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 16.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Tedens: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Shore Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 122° | 214 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 124° | 195 m | 18.5 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 305° | 187 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/179692000
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 2 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 7 mi
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