Abandoned Lake Michigan Shoreline
Abandoned Lake Michigan Shoreline is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Oglesby Monument, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.5 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This ridge is an ancient beach or sand bar of Lake Michigan whose waters reached this point 8,000 years ago when the lake level was 20 feet higher than now. Clark Street runs north atop this ridge. The park ponds lie between such old beaches, abandoned by
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Richard Oglesby Monument: 0.1 mi
- Alexander Hamilton Monument: 0.1 mi
- Fraternity: 0.2 mi
- John Peter Altgeld Momument: 0.2 mi
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monument: 0.2 mi
- Shrine Meditation Garden: 0.1 mi
- Alcott Park: 0.4 mi
- Mid-North Park: 0.4 mi
- Dad's Park: 0.5 mi
- Park West Park: 0.5 mi
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 0.3 mi
- Chicago History Museum: 1.3 mi
- International Museum of Surgical Science: 1.5 mi
- Charnley-Pesky House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Loyola University Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- Oz Park Garden: 0.7 mi
- AIDS Garden Chicago: 0.7 mi
- DePaul Urban Garden: 0.8 mi
- Panzer Garden: 1.0 mi
- David M. McKay Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 0.5 mi
- Polar Bears: 0.5 mi
- Aardvark: 0.5 mi
- Meerkat: 0.5 mi
- Giraffe, Plains Zebra: 0.5 mi
- Original Lake Michigan Shoreline: 0.1 mi
- Martha Wilson Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Eugene Field Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Reva Logan Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Carlson Cottage: 0.8 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 2.7 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.7 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 4.0 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 0.4 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 0.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 7.3 mi
- Players Hill: 7.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 25.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Covington Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 4.7 mi
- Tedens: 23.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abandoned Lake Michigan Shoreline. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 332° | 204 m | 7.3 mi |
| Players Hill | WSW 241° | 187 m | 7.6 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13228452719
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
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