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Stony Island Arts Bank

Stony Island Arts Bank from directly overhead

Stony Island Arts Bank is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Love Thy Neighbor Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.5 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic bank building at 6760 S. Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois

Dates from 1923.

Wikidata Q85803591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1923
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates41.77171, -87.58660

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Love Thy Neighbor Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Dorchester Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Jackson Park Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Hydy Park Academy Environmental Studies Nature Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Woodlawn: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • First Black Owned McDonald's Franchise: 0.2 mi
  • Enrico Fermi: 0.5 mi
  • Staples Family: 0.6 mi
  • James "Big Jim" Colosimo: 0.7 mi
  • Amos Blakemore (Junior Wells): 0.7 mi
Parks
  • Chestnut Park: 0.3 mi
  • Don Nash Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Park No. 326: 0.5 mi
  • Flying Squirrel Park: 0.6 mi
  • Moccasin Ranch Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites
  • Jackson Park - Grove 16: 0.7 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 0.9 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 0.9 mi
  • Jackson Park - Grove 7: 1.2 mi
  • South Shore Picnic Grove: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Al Capone's House: 1.8 mi
  • Doane Observatory: 6.6 mi
  • Beluga: 6.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 23
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 5.8 mi
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Players Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberESE 121°214 m21.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 341°204 m18.4 mi
Chanute HillESE 123°195 m19.7 mi
Players HillNW 308°187 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 13001002OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Building, reference 13001002, listed 12/31/13.

OpenStreetMap element way/211174717

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