Geographic Center of Chicago
Geographic Center of Chicago is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Park Community Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Cook County Jail Urban Farming Program: 1.5 mi
- La Huerta Roots and Rays: 2.0 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Legends Farm: 2.4 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.3 mi
- Hoyne Park: 0.5 mi
- Kucinski-Murphy Park: 0.5 mi
- Mulberry Park: 0.7 mi
- Bridgeport Village Circle Park: 0.8 mi
- William McKinley Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Marquette Monument: 1.2 mi
- Private Florian S. Jacolik: 1.3 mi
- Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Lt. Joseph T. McKeon, Jr: 1.6 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 1.1 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 2.0 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 2.1 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 2.3 mi
- Canaryville: 1.4 mi
- Bridgeport: 1.4 mi
- Paul Cornell: 1.7 mi
- Julián Carrillo: 1.8 mi
- Álvaro Obregón: 1.8 mi
- Gallager: 2.7 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 3.1 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 4.0 mi
- The Ledge: 4.0 mi
- Sea Lion: 4.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.5 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Food Court: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 4.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 5.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 5.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.4 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.9 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.2 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 5.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.3 mi
- Players Hill: 6.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 19.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.5 mi
- Tedens: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Geographic Center of Chicago. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 252° | 259 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 353° | 204 m | 13.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 304° | 187 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8218222446
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 1 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
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