Governor Henry Horner Memorial
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Governor Henry Horner Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Horner Picnic Grove, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.9 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Governor Horner State Memorial is a granite monument dedicated to Henry Horner, the thirtieth governor of Illinois who served from 1933 to 1940. The memorial stands in Horner Park in Chicago, Illinois at the corner of Montrose Avenue and California Avenue. It is maintained by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a state historic site. The monument was designed by John David Brcin in 1948. It features reliefs representing Horner during his years as probate judge and as governor. The monument was originally located in Grant Park but was moved in 1956 to its present site at Horner Park when the fieldhouse was opened.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q5589567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horner Nature Garden: 0.1 mi
- Coiled Serpent Mound: 0.5 mi
- Neighborhood garden and chicken coop: 0.7 mi
- Turtle Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lane Tech Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Buffalo Park: 0.2 mi
- Sunken Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
- Horner Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverbank Neighbors Park: 0.3 mi
- Ravenswood Manor Park: 0.3 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.6 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 1.9 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 2.1 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 2.8 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.5 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 4.2 mi
- Aardvark: 4.2 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 0.6 mi
- Lombard Lamp: 0.7 mi
- Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 1.1 mi
- CPD Officer Richard Clark Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Dr. Jose P. Rizal: 1861–1896: 1.8 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 1.9 mi
- West Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- North Park Village Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 2.9 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 2.9 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 3.0 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 3.1 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 3.3 mi
- Lincoln Square Gateway: 0.7 mi
- The Chicago Lincoln: 0.7 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 0.9 mi
- Lane Tech Totem Pole: 1.1 mi
- Shooting the Stars: 1.1 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 0.1 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.6 mi
- La Bagh Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 0.1 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.3 mi
- Players Hill: 6.9 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 7.4 mi
- Hidden Hill: 7.6 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 1.9 mi
- Tedens: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Governor Henry Horner Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | N 355° | 204 m | 4.3 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 211° | 187 m | 6.9 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1323282030
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 5 mi
- Chicagoland · 5 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 6 mi
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