Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument
Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Beluga, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument, also known as the Tadeusz Kościuszko Memorial and the Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial, is an outdoor sculpture by artist Kazimierz Chodziński depicting Tadeusz Kościuszko, installed in the median of East Solidarity Drive, near Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The statue was created in 1904, and was originally located in Humboldt Park.
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Wikidata Q29267776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beluga: 0.1 mi
- Sea Lion: 0.1 mi
- Penguins: 0.1 mi
- Sea Otter: 0.1 mi
- Dolphin: 0.1 mi
- Welcome Garden: 0.1 mi
- Daphne Garden: 0.4 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- The Garden: 0.7 mi
- North Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Karel Havlíček Monument: 0.1 mi
- City Water Tunnel Shaft: 0.2 mi
- Special Olympics Flame of Hope Monument: 0.2 mi
- Nicolaus Copernicus Monument: 0.2 mi
- CPD K9 & Equine Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Man with Fish: 0.1 mi
- Mending Wall: 0.2 mi
- Geography Earth: 0.2 mi
- Olmec Head: 0.2 mi
- Sue the Dinosaur: 0.2 mi
- Field Museum: 0.2 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.8 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.8 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 1.0 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.1 mi
- Daniel Webster Park: 0.5 mi
- Mark Twain Park: 0.6 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn Park: 0.7 mi
- South President's Court: 0.7 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.8 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 1.7 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 3.6 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 0.3 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.4 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.8 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.8 mi
- Players Hill: 8.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 9.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.9 mi
- Tedens: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 336° | 204 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 134° | 195 m | 24.8 mi |
| Players Hill | W 275° | 187 m | 8.0 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
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