Camp Douglas
Camp Douglas is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Theodore K. Lawless, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.0 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Wikidata Q3037975, matched on coordinates and name (58 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Garden: 0.3 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 1.2 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 1.3 mi
- Legends Farm: 1.6 mi
- Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 1.8 mi
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Monument: 0.3 mi
- Man on a Bench: 0.5 mi
- Bronzeville Renaissance Mural: 0.7 mi
- La Ronda Parkata: 0.7 mi
- Monument to Great Northern Migration: 0.8 mi
- Lake Meadows Park: 0.3 mi
- Farr Field: 0.3 mi
- Groveland Park: 0.4 mi
- Dunbar Park: 0.4 mi
- Park No. 474: 0.5 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.3 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 1.4 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 1.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 2.0 mi
- Beluga: 2.2 mi
- Doane Observatory: 2.2 mi
- Sea Lion: 2.2 mi
- Penguins: 2.3 mi
- Sea Otter: 2.3 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 0.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 3.6 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.7 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 3.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 3.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 3.6 mi
- Theodore K. Lawless: 0.0 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 0.0 mi
- Muddy Waters: 0.0 mi
- Oscar Stanton DePriest: 0.0 mi
- Casey "Chicken Charlie" Jones: 0.0 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.9 mi
- Players Hill: 8.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.7 mi
- Tedens: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Douglas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 253° | 259 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Lieber | SE 128° | 214 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 341° | 204 m | 13.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 130° | 195 m | 23.5 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 290° | 187 m | 8.2 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 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4426074798
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 3 mi
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