- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 8.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9164, -87.6322
David M. McKay Memorial Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Giuseppe Garibaldi, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.5 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of David M. McKay Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 333° | 204 m | 8.3 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 248° | 187 m | 7.5 mi |
- 2.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 28.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Giuseppe Garibaldi: 0.1 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant Monument: 0.1 mi
- David Kennison: 0.1 mi
- Carlson Cottage: 0.2 mi
- Chicago Fire Relic: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 0.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 0.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 0.6 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 1.9 mi
- Lemon Tree: 0.1 mi
- Dragon: 0.2 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 0.2 mi
- Rites of Spring: 0.2 mi
- Robert Cavalier de LaSalle: 0.2 mi
- Chicago History Museum: 0.3 mi
- International Museum of Surgical Science: 0.5 mi
- Charnley-Pesky House Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 0.7 mi
- Loyola University Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Hudson Chess Park: 0.4 mi
- Bauler Park: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Dad's Park: 0.6 mi
- Armitage/Larrabee Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Oz Park Garden: 0.7 mi
- DePaul Urban Garden: 1.1 mi
- Panzer Garden: 1.2 mi
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 1.4 mi
- Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 1.4 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 3.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.7 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.8 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.1 mi
- Players Hill: 7.5 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 8.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Covington Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 5.7 mi
- Tedens: 23.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.4 mi
| 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).
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, 4 mi away.
- Mallard1,087 obs
- Canada Goose1,069 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron946 obs
- House Sparrow941 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird733 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel701 obs
- Pond Slider694 obs
- common milkweed531 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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