Promontory Point Marker
Promontory Point Marker is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is U-505 Submarine, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.0 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Special use facility on Lake Michigan in the Chicago Park District in Chicago, Illinois.
Wikidata Q7249862, matched on coordinates and name (137 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cornell Park: 0.3 mi
- Music Court: 0.6 mi
- Spruce Park: 0.6 mi
- Woman's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ann Dunham Water Terrace: 0.8 mi
- Ecstasy: 0.5 mi
- jenitor: 0.7 mi
- Mother Peace: 0.7 mi
- Flock: 0.7 mi
- Sky Landing: 0.7 mi
- Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden: 0.8 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden: 0.8 mi
- Cornell Oasis: 1.0 mi
- Hydy Park Academy Environmental Studies Nature Park: 1.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.7 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.5 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.1 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.1 mi
- Beluga: 5.3 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 0.3 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 0.8 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- South Shore Beach: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 3.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.5 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 0.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 1.2 mi
- U-505 Submarine: 0.3 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.4 mi
- The Norway Building: 0.4 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 0.5 mi
- The First Automobile Race in America: 0.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.8 mi
- Players Hill: 11.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 12.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Tedens: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Promontory Point Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 125° | 214 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 17.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 127° | 195 m | 20.3 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 300° | 187 m | 11.2 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10078371270
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago · 6 mi
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