Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesse Owens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49566705, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 16.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jesse Owens Park: 0.1 mi
- Dinah Washington Park: 0.7 mi
- Eckersall Park: 0.8 mi
- Bessemer (Henry) Park: 0.9 mi
- Dougherty Park: 0.9 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 2.6 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.4 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 3.6 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 3.6 mi
- Drake Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Viertnam War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 2.0 mi
- We All Come Together as One: 1.2 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 1.2 mi
- Sky Art: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 1.4 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 1.9 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 1.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 4.1 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 1.7 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 1.7 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.9 mi
- South Shore Good Foods Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.7 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.6 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.3 mi
- Doane Observatory: 9.2 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 3.0 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 3.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 3.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 3.7 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 2.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.4 mi
- Calumet Beach: 2.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 3.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.4 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 8.7 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.3 mi
- Players Hill: 13.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 23.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 10.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 18.4 mi
- Tedens: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jesse Owens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 115° | 214 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 341° | 204 m | 21.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 117° | 195 m | 17.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 314° | 187 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9815014562
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 1 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 4 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 7 mi
- Evergreen Park · 7 mi
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