Cenotaph
Cenotaph is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Leahy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Green Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 16 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Commemorates soldiers lost in each war
What the record says
- Built
- 1927
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Village Green Park: 0.0 mi
- Arborvitae Park: 0.1 mi
- Library Park: 0.2 mi
- Station Park: 0.2 mi
- Sheridan Park: 0.3 mi
- 1965/7/25 MLK Visit: 0.0 mi
- Site of First Public School House in Winnetka: 0.0 mi
- Henry Demarest Lloyd: 0.6 mi
- Antoine Ouilmette: 2.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 3.0 mi
- Winnetka Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Anita Willets Burnham Log House: 1.0 mi
- Kenilworth Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Wilmette Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Glencoe Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Cherry Street Beach: 0.4 mi
- Maple Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- Elder Lane Beach: 0.8 mi
- Tower Road Beach: 0.8 mi
- Kenilworth Beach: 1.3 mi
- Crow Island Woods: 1.0 mi
- Hibbard Woods Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Erickson Woods: 1.9 mi
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County: 2.1 mi
- Tower Road: 2.2 mi
- Glencoe Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Eklund Garden: 2.6 mi
- Community garden: 3.1 mi
- McCormick Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Eggleston Park Food Forest: 3.7 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 3.1 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 3.2 mi
- Cartwright Mound: 3.2 mi
- Ravine Bluffs Street Markers: 3.2 mi
- Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 4.3 mi
- The Magic Rock: 6.8 mi
- Leaning Tower of Niles: 7.0 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 7.4 mi
- Plant identification trail: 8.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.8 mi
- Centennial Hill: 9.1 mi
- sled hill: 9.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 10.2 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 11.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cenotaph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy Hill | NNW 337° | 234 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 168° | 204 m | 5.8 mi |
| Players Hill | S 187° | 187 m | 16.0 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 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Botanic Garden, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8456050373
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 13 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 14 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 15 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 15 mi
- Chicagoland · 15 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 16 mi
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