Frederick C. Robie House
Frederick C. Robie House is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dialogo, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.2 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
U.S. National Historic Landmark in Chicago, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Wikidata Q929965, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1909
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Midway Plaisance Park North Winter Garden: 0.2 mi
- Readers' Garden: 0.2 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Midway Plaisance Park South Winter Garden: 0.3 mi
- Brickyard Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bixler Park: 0.2 mi
- Huckleberry Park: 0.5 mi
- Florence Stout Park: 0.5 mi
- Beehive Park: 0.5 mi
- Woman's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.7 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.2 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.3 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.3 mi
- Beluga: 5.4 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 0.9 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.3 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.3 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.3 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 3.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.6 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 0.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.3 mi
- Carl von Linné Monument: 0.2 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 0.3 mi
- Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Cheney-Goode Memorial: 0.4 mi
- The First Automobile Race in America: 0.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.8 mi
- Players Hill: 10.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Tedens: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frederick C. Robie House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 123° | 214 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 341° | 204 m | 17.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 125° | 195 m | 20.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 304° | 187 m | 10.6 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000316OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Robie, Frederick C., House, reference 66000316, listed 10/15/66.
OpenStreetMap element way/125667497
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 0 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 5 mi
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