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Eugene Field Memorial

Eugene Field Memorial from directly overhead

Eugene Field Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is AT&T Endangered Species Carousel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.9 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92114, -87.63213

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • Adelor The Lion: 0.1 mi
  • Rites of Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Charlie Haffner Kugel Fountain: 0.2 mi
  • Hans Christian Andersen Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Monument: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 0.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 0.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • Dad's Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mid-North Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lincoln Central Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hudson Chess Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bauler Park: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 16
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 5.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 332°204 m8.0 mi
Players HillWSW 246°187 m7.6 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 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/210686593

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