Chicago Pile 1 Plot M
Chicago Pile 1 Plot M is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Gate Woods, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Nuclear disposal site in Cook County, Illinois, US
Wikidata Q16821679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- CAUTION – DO NOT DIG BURIED IN THIS AREA IS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FROM NUCLEAR RESEARCH CONDUCTED HERE 1943–1949. BURIAL AREA IS MARKED BY SIX CORNER MARK- ERS 100 FT. FROM THIS CENTER POINT. THERE IS NO DANGER TO VISITORS. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 1978
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 23 mi
- Viewing area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Gate Woods: 0.3 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 0.7 mi
- Wolf Road Woods: 0.8 mi
- Maple Lake: 1.5 mi
- Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 1.8 mi
- Chicago Pile 1 Site A: 0.4 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 0.9 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 1.0 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 1.1 mi
- The Worker: 2.4 mi
- Des Plaines Riverway Forest Preserve: 0.9 mi
- John Husar I&M Canal: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Woods: 2.1 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 2.2 mi
- Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 1.2 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 1.2 mi
- Palisades Park: 1.4 mi
- Citizens Parks: 1.6 mi
- Kraml Park: 2.0 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 1.5 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese: 3.9 mi
- Walking Stick: 3.2 mi
- Jet Era: 3.3 mi
- Sister 2: 3.4 mi
- Unknown: 3.4 mi
- Unknown: 3.4 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 3.8 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 8.0 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 8.8 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 9.4 mi
- Andean Condor: 9.4 mi
- Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Kesman Garden: 7.8 mi
- Wingren: 8.0 mi
- Westman Beach: 7.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.5 mi
- Michigan Beach: 15.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 17.4 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 18.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 1.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 8.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.2 mi
- Spruce Hill: 11.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 2.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 23.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 10.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 3.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicago Pile 1 Plot M. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 280° | 259 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 302° | 255 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 26° | 204 m | 24.3 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 32° | 187 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9106402578
Day trips start here
- Lemont · 4 mi
- Burbank · 6 mi
- Hinsdale · 7 mi
- La Grange · 7 mi
- Palos Heights · 7 mi
- Western Springs · 7 mi
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