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Samuel Guthrie

Samuel Guthrie from directly overhead

Samuel Guthrie is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrison Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
To Samuel Guthrie, M.D. / 1782-1848 / Commemorating His Discovery of Chloroform / Erected By Chicago Medical Society"

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87475, -87.67189

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harrison Square: 0.0 mi
  • IMD Park: 0.1 mi
  • Atkins Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Healing Garden: 0.2 mi
  • College of Medicine Courtyard: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove C: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove B: 2.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 3.5 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 18
  • Mount Bridgeport: 2.5 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Players Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Samuel Guthrie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 245°259 m23.2 mi
Mount TrashmoreN 350°204 m10.4 mi
Players HillW 271°187 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1503862150

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