Eastland Disaster Memorial
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
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Crossing: 0.1 mi
- Robert E. Wood: 0.2 mi
- Frank W. Woolworth: 0.2 mi
- Julius Rosenwald: 0.2 mi
- Marshall Field: 0.2 mi
- First Bridge at North Dearborn Street: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam: 0.3 mi
- Old Post Office Site: 0.3 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.3 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.3 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.4 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.4 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.5 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.5 mi
- 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 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
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.9 mi
- 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
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.4 mi
- Tedens: 22.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 10.1 mi |
| Players Hill | W 264° | 187 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4955881230
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Loop · 0 mi
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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