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Gerry’s Tree

Gerry’s Tree from directly overhead

Gerry’s Tree is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Matthew Thomas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Gerry’s Tree Dedicated to him, by his friends and fellow park district employees for a dedicated guy who always appreciated a good joke, agood cigar and a job well done 5/31:/94
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.88880, -87.79547

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Percy L. Julian: 0.0 mi
  • Natural Wonders: 0.0 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: 0.3 mi
  • Well: 0.3 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 0.4 mi
Parks
Museums
Gardens
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • California Sea Lion: 4.2 mi
  • Gray Seal: 4.2 mi
  • Dolphin: 4.2 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 4.2 mi
  • Gray Seal: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 20
  • Players Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Strini: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 233°259 m18.2 mi
Mount HoyW 259°255 m20.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 26°204 m10.4 mi
Players HillESE 122°187 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6390853646

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