Lane Tech Memorial Garden
Lane Tech Memorial Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 4.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Private
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 0.0 mi
- CPD Officer Richard Clark Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Governor Henry Horner Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 1.4 mi
- Illinois Centennial Monument: 1.5 mi
- Shooting the Stars: 0.0 mi
- Lane Tech Totem Pole: 0.1 mi
- Riverview: 0.4 mi
- Hamlin Park Graffiti Wall: 0.9 mi
- Being There/There Being: 1.1 mi
- Revere Park: 0.5 mi
- Brands Park: 0.5 mi
- California Park: 0.5 mi
- Sacramento Park: 0.6 mi
- Fellger Park: 0.7 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.1 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 2.8 mi
- Coiled Serpent Mound: 0.7 mi
- Horner Nature Garden: 1.1 mi
- K13-Cubs: 1.3 mi
- KE14-The Cubby Bear: 1.4 mi
- Paseo Prairie Garden: 1.4 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.9 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.7 mi
- Busy Beaver Button Museum: 2.3 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 2.4 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 2.3 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 2.5 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 3.3 mi
- Aardvark: 3.3 mi
- Meerkat: 3.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 2.8 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 2.9 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 3.5 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 3.6 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 3.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.4 mi
- Players Hill: 6.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 2.9 mi
- Tedens: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lane Tech Memorial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 233° | 259 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 352° | 204 m | 5.4 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 219° | 187 m | 6.2 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, 8 mi away.
- American Robin475 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel396 obs
- Black Swallowtail356 obs
- Canada Goose320 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee288 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee268 obs
- Rock Pigeon265 obs
- House Sparrow263 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/744669368
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 3 mi
- Chicagoland · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 5 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 5 mi
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