Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State
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Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is North President's Court, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (also called Seated Lincoln or Sitting Lincoln) is a 9-foot (2.7 m) tall bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Grant Park, in Chicago. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and completed by his workshop in 1908, it was intended by the artist to evoke the loneliness and burden of command felt by Lincoln during his presidency. The sculpture depicts a contemplative Lincoln seated in an elaborately draped chair, and gazing down into the distance. The sculpture is set upon a pedestal and a 150-foot (46 m) wide exedra designed by architect Stanford White. Although not as well known as Saint-Gaudens' Standing Lincoln (in Lincoln Park), it does demonstrate the years of attention that the sculptor gave to capturing Lincoln in a most somber light. Prior to being installed in Grant Park in 1926, the sculpture was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and at the San Francisco World's Fair in 1915. The section of Grant Park, where this statue of Lincoln is located, was designated as the Court of Presidents in the plan for the park but, to date, this is the only such monument that has been erected.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1908.
Wikidata Q4668995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1926-05-31
- Height
- 2.7 m
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North President's Court: 0.0 mi
- South Garden: 0.1 mi
- South President's Court: 0.2 mi
- Butler Field: 0.2 mi
- North Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.1 mi
- North Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.2 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Bust: 0.1 mi
- Fisher Boy: 0.1 mi
- Hector Guimard Metro entrance: 0.1 mi
- Equestrian Indians (The Bowman): 0.1 mi
- Lilies: 0.1 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.1 mi
- Buckingham Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.2 mi
- City Mini Golf: 0.4 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.5 mi
- Edward B. Butler: 0.2 mi
- Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial): 0.3 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.3 mi
- Gerardo M: 0.3 mi
- Millennium Monument: 0.5 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.3 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.5 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.5 mi
- Money Museum: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.9 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.6 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.7 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 4.1 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.9 mi
- Players Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.7 mi
- Tedens: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 11.0 mi |
| Players Hill | W 269° | 187 m | 7.5 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/763952137
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
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