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Greektown Monument

Greektown Monument from directly overhead

Greektown Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Oprah Winfrey Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates41.88038, -87.64716

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Mary Bartelme Park: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Green Park: 0.2 mi
  • Elysian Field: 0.3 mi
  • The Green at 320: 0.4 mi
  • Park at 150 N Riverside: 0.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 1.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 18
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 2.6 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Players Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 245°259 m24.5 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 343°204 m10.3 mi
Players HillW 267°187 m6.2 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 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1064090521

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