Drake Fountain
Drake Fountain is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mural @ 91st & Commercial, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 11 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 0.2 mi
- Sky Art: 0.2 mi
- We All Come Together as One: 0.3 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 0.3 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 0.7 mi
- Bessemer (Henry) Park: 0.4 mi
- South Chicago People's Park: 0.4 mi
- Dougherty Park: 0.6 mi
- Clara D. Schafer Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 0.6 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 2.1 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- 71st & Crandon Organic Garden: 2.7 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 1.6 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 3.0 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.1 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 3.9 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 4.4 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 1.6 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Eggers Grove: 3.2 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.5 mi
- Al Capone's House: 4.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.3 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.8 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 9.2 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 3.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 3.7 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 4.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 4.5 mi
- Calumet Beach: 1.6 mi
- Munson Beach: 1.8 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 2.2 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 2.8 mi
- Viertnam War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Jesse Owens: 1.2 mi
- East Side Memorial: 1.4 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 2.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 9.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.8 mi
- Arbor Hill: 13.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 24.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 10.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 19.2 mi
- Tedens: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drake Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 116° | 214 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 339° | 204 m | 21.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 117° | 195 m | 16.6 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 313° | 187 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/211359445
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 7 mi
- Blue Island · 8 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 8 mi
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