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Eastland Disaster Memorial

Eastland Disaster Memorial from directly overhead

Eastland Disaster Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The River Theater, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

passenger ship that rolled over in Chicago in 1915

Wikidata Q1278272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.88704, -87.63219

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The River Theater: 0.0 mi
  • The Water Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • The Cove: 0.1 mi
  • The Jetty: 0.1 mi
  • theMart River Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • Light Plate: 0.7 mi
  • Lurie Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Dark Plate: 0.7 mi
  • Pritzker Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove B: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove C: 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.0 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 3.2 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eastland Disaster Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 338°204 m10.1 mi
Players HillW 264°187 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4955881230

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