Illinois Centennial Monument
Illinois Centennial Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Paseo Prairie Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Monument in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Dates from 1918.
Wikidata Q5999365, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 183 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paseo Prairie Garden: 0.0 mi
- Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm: 0.1 mi
- Corner Garden: 0.4 mi
- Paradise Garden: 0.6 mi
- Whipple Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Neighbors Garden Park: 0.3 mi
- Unity Park: 0.3 mi
- Fireman's Park: 0.4 mi
- Stehman School Playground: 0.4 mi
- Grape Park: 0.5 mi
- Busy Beaver Button Museum: 0.8 mi
- Walt Disney Birthplace House: 1.4 mi
- National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture: 1.8 mi
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 2.5 mi
- Ukrainian National Museum: 2.6 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.0 mi
- Waller Apartments: 3.0 mi
- Red Wolf: 3.7 mi
- Black Bear: 3.7 mi
- River Otter: 3.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.5 mi
- CPD Officer Richard Clark Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 1.5 mi
- El Gran Combo: 1.8 mi
- Eddie Palmieri: 1.9 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 1.5 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 4.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 4.9 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 5.0 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 2.1 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 3.4 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Helping Hand: 0.5 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 0.7 mi
- Greetings from Chicago Mural: 0.8 mi
- Graffiti Garden: 1.0 mi
- Birds Watching: 1.0 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 3.7 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 3.7 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 2.2 mi
- Players Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 6.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 6.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Covington Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 4.2 mi
- Tedens: 21.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Illinois Centennial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 235° | 259 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 1° | 204 m | 6.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 220° | 187 m | 4.8 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/163901343
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 0 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 4 mi
- Chicagoland · 4 mi
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