Chicago Pile 1 Site A
Chicago Pile 1 Site A is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicago Pile 1 Plot M, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.2 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
- THE WORLD'S FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR WAS REBUILT AT THIS SITE IN 1943 AFTER INITIAL OPERATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THIS REACTOR (CP-2) AND THE FIRST HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTOR (CP-3) WERE MAJOR FACILITIES AROUND WHICH DEVELOPED ...
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 13.2 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
- Chicago Pile 1 Plot M: 0.4 mi
- Reggie Leslie: 1.0 mi
- Piotr Przeslica: 1.0 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 1.0 mi
- The Worker: 2.7 mi
- Red Gate Woods: 0.6 mi
- Wolf Road Woods: 0.8 mi
- Pulaski Woods: 0.9 mi
- Maple Lake: 1.7 mi
- Columbia Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.2 mi
- Des Plaines Riverway Forest Preserve: 1.1 mi
- John Husar I&M Canal: 1.4 mi
- Columbia Woods: 2.4 mi
- Willow Springs Woods: 2.5 mi
- Swallow Cliff Woods North: 3.0 mi
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center: 1.1 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Flagg Creek Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Willow Springs Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall: 3.9 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 1.6 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 1.6 mi
- Palisades Park: 1.7 mi
- Citizens Parks: 1.8 mi
- Kraml Park: 2.2 mi
- Walking Stick: 3.2 mi
- Jet Era: 3.3 mi
- Sister 2: 3.3 mi
- Unknown: 3.3 mi
- Unknown: 3.4 mi
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries: 3.6 mi
- GoApe Ropes Course: 8.3 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 9.1 mi
- Mexican Gray Wolf: 9.7 mi
- Andean Condor: 9.7 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Hurwitz Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Wingren: 7.7 mi
- Kesman Garden: 8.2 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.0 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.5 mi
- Michigan Beach: 15.0 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 17.7 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 18.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 1.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 8.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 11.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 2.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 4.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 10.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 22.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 2.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicago Pile 1 Site A. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WNW 283° | 259 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | WNW 303° | 255 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 26° | 204 m | 24.6 mi |
| Players Hill | NNE 32° | 187 m | 14.1 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/9106402577
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