- Elevation, modelled
- 177 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8859, -87.6371
Old Post Office Site is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 177 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Post Office Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 10.1 mi |
| Players Hill | W 264° | 187 m | 6.7 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam: 0.0 mi
- Eastland Disaster Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Haymarket Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.4 mi
- Batcolumn: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Museum of Broadcast Communications: 0.1 mi
- Illinois Holocaust Museum Presents Experience360: 0.5 mi
- Color Factory: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.6 mi
- Money Museum: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- The Ledge: 0.5 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.5 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 0.5 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.6 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 52
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 16
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.0 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 5.9 mi
- Players Hill: 6.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.8 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Loop · 0 mi
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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