- Elevation, modelled
- 175 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 11.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8690, -87.6146
City Water Tunnel Shaft is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 175 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea Otter, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of City Water Tunnel Shaft. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 336° | 204 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 134° | 195 m | 25.0 mi |
| Players Hill | W 273° | 187 m | 7.9 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 25.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument: 0.2 mi
- Karel Havlíček Monument: 0.3 mi
- Special Olympics Flame of Hope Monument: 0.3 mi
- Tribute to Freedom: 0.3 mi
- Gerardo M: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Field Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.6 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.9 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.9 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 53
- 12th Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.7 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.4 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 18
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.6 mi
- Players Hill: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 22.0 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
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