The Norway Building
The Norway Building is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The Norway Building stood on this site for the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition. After the Fair Chicago millionaire C.K. Billings purchased the structure and moved it to his estate in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Music Court: 0.2 mi
- Woman's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ann Dunham Water Terrace: 0.4 mi
- Entry Grove: 0.5 mi
- Wetland Walk: 0.5 mi
- Flock: 0.3 mi
- Sky Landing: 0.3 mi
- Torch Song: 0.4 mi
- Mother Peace: 0.4 mi
- Seeing Through the Universe: 0.4 mi
- Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hydy Park Academy Environmental Studies Nature Park: 0.7 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Brickyard Garden: 0.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.3 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.1 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.8 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.5 mi
- Beluga: 5.6 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 0.1 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 0.6 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.7 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 2.8 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.9 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 0.8 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 0.1 mi
- U-505 Submarine: 0.2 mi
- The First Automobile Race in America: 0.4 mi
- Promontory Point Marker: 0.4 mi
- Cheney-Goode Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.5 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 5.1 mi
- Players Hill: 11.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 13.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.7 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Tedens: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Norway Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 124° | 214 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 17.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 126° | 195 m | 20.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 302° | 187 m | 11.3 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10301964670
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago · 6 mi
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