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Haymarket Martyrs' Monument

Haymarket Martyrs' Monument from directly overhead

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. 20 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

Coordinates41.86980, -87.81977

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Gardens
Artworks
  • 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
Attractions
  • California Sea Lion: 2.5 mi
  • Gray Seal: 2.5 mi
  • Bactrian Camel: 2.5 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 2.5 mi
  • Gray Seal: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 56
Peaks: 20
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Lake Strini: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillSW 234°259 m16.4 mi
Mount HoyW 262°255 m18.7 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 29°204 m12.1 mi
Players HillE 82°187 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 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

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