- Elevation, modelled
- 181 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 12.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 661.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8523, -87.6213
McCormick Rooftop Garden is a garden in Illinois, at a modelled 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is McCormick Square, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCormick Rooftop Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 131° | 195 m | 24.4 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 282° | 187 m | 7.7 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 23.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- McCormick Square: 0.2 mi
- Prairie District Park: 0.2 mi
- Chicago Women's Park and Gardens: 0.3 mi
- The Park at NTA: 0.4 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Blues Heaven Garden: 0.2 mi
- Daphne Garden: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Garden: 1.0 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.1 mi
- The Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Chess Studio: 0.2 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.3 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 0.6 mi
- Field Museum: 1.0 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Robert R. McCormick: 0.2 mi
- St. Clair Drake & Horace Cayton: 0.4 mi
- Marjorie Stewart Joyner: 0.4 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn: 0.4 mi
- Bessie Coleman: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Jane Addams Memorial (Helping Hands): 0.3 mi
- Monument to Great Northern Migration: 0.4 mi
- Nine Dragon Wall: 0.5 mi
- Rat: 0.6 mi
- Ox: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.7 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.0 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Picnic Grove C: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 4.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 4.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 59
- 12th Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.2 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 18
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.1 mi
- Players Hill: 7.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, under a mile away.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
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