Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial)
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Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial) is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Museum of Contemporary Photography, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Spirit of Music also known as the Theodore Thomas Memorial, is an outdoor 1923 sculpture and monument commemorating Theodore Thomas (founder of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) by Czech-American artist and educator Albin Polasek, installed in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Wikidata Q29344952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.1 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 0.5 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.5 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.5 mi
- Money Museum: 0.6 mi
- Conrad Hilton: 0.1 mi
- Hedgerow: 0.1 mi
- Equestrian Indians (The Spearman): 0.1 mi
- Magdalene: 0.2 mi
- Lilies: 0.2 mi
- South President's Court: 0.1 mi
- North President's Court: 0.3 mi
- Printers Row Park: 0.3 mi
- Dearborn Park: 0.3 mi
- Ferd Kramer Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.2 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.3 mi
- The Garden: 0.3 mi
- North Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.2 mi
- Buckingham Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.4 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.6 mi
- City Mini Golf: 0.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State: 0.3 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.3 mi
- Gerardo M: 0.3 mi
- Central Station: 0.4 mi
- The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Chicago: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.0 mi
- Players Hill: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.4 mi
- Tedens: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 11.2 mi |
| Players Hill | W 271° | 187 m | 7.4 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
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