Lombard Lamp
Lombard Lamp is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Giddings Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.2 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Lamps such as this one have been a familiar sight in Hamburg, Germany, since 1869, where they grace the famous Lombard Bridge. This Lombard Lamp is presented to the City of Chicago by the people of the free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Giddings Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Vogle Park: 0.3 mi
- Waters School Garden: 0.4 mi
- Welles Park: 0.4 mi
- Gross Park: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Square Gateway: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Square Gateway: 0.1 mi
- The Chicago Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Sunflowers: 0.6 mi
- Hope and Renewal: 1.3 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 0.1 mi
- Governor Henry Horner Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Dr. Jose P. Rizal: 1861–1896: 1.5 mi
- Dr. Jose Rizal (1861–1896): 1.5 mi
- Ramo I. Zenkich Memorial: 1.5 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.2 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 1.2 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Leather Archives and Museum: 2.4 mi
- Ravenswood Black Oak Savanna Garden: 0.7 mi
- Horner Nature Garden: 0.7 mi
- Neighborhood garden and chicken coop: 0.7 mi
- Coiled Serpent Mound: 1.0 mi
- Gateway Garden: 1.0 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 0.7 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.0 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 2.6 mi
- California Park Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- West Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 1.5 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 2.7 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 3.4 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 4.1 mi
- Polar Bears: 4.1 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 2.2 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 2.3 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 2.3 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 2.4 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 2.6 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 4.0 mi
- Players Hill: 7.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.0 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 1.3 mi
- Tedens: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lombard Lamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 346° | 204 m | 4.0 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 213° | 187 m | 7.6 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8952194284
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 4 mi
- Chicagoland · 5 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 6 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 6 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 6 mi
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