Haymarket Martyrs' Monument
Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Tomb in Forest Park, United States of America.
Wikidata Q4132855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1893-06-25
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 6 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum: 0.3 mi
- Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History: 1.7 mi
- Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center: 1.7 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: 2.0 mi
- Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum: 2.0 mi
- Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Popelka Park: 0.7 mi
- Maple Park: 0.8 mi
- Washington Triangle Park: 0.9 mi
- Healing Garden: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln School Garden: 1.2 mi
- Oak Park Conservatory: 1.5 mi
- Broadview Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Oak Park Apartments: 2.1 mi
- Miller Meadow North: 0.6 mi
- G.A.R. Woods: 1.0 mi
- Miller Meadow South: 1.0 mi
- Quercus Woods Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Schuth's Grove: 1.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 6.5 mi
- Westman Beach: 8.0 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 10.4 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 10.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 10.9 mi
- California Sea Lion: 2.5 mi
- Gray Seal: 2.5 mi
- Bactrian Camel: 2.5 mi
- Dolphin: 2.6 mi
- Przewalski's Horse: 2.6 mi
- George Dilboy Memorial Statue: 1.2 mi
- U.S. Map: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Head: 1.4 mi
- Whale: 1.4 mi
- Fred Hampton: 1.5 mi
- 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Milton F. Eggerding: 0.5 mi
- Marty & Lorraine Popelka: 0.7 mi
- River Forest: Proud Heritage - Bright Future: 0.9 mi
- Gram: 1.0 mi
- Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 3: 2.0 mi
- Andrew Toman Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 6: 2.0 mi
- The Spot: 2.1 mi
- National Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.1 mi
- Players Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hidden Hill: 5.7 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 6.1 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 9.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.5 mi
- Lake Strini: 21.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Covington Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haymarket Martyrs' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 234° | 259 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 262° | 255 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 29° | 204 m | 12.1 mi |
| Players Hill | E 82° | 187 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000343OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, reference 97000343, listed 02/18/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/2502918031
Day trips start here
- Berwyn · 2 mi
- Brookfield · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 4 mi
- Cicero · 4 mi
- La Grange · 5 mi
- Western Springs · 5 mi
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