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Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker

Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker from directly overhead

Theodore Roosevelt Fountain Marker is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Adwin, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
This fountain was erected in memory of Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of the United States, with a fund contributed by individuals and by the Chicago Zoological Society.
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.83304, -87.83350

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
  • Amur Leopard: 0.1 mi
  • Spider Money: 0.1 mi
  • Capybara: 0.1 mi
  • Lion: 0.1 mi
  • Lowland Tapir: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Family Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Kesman Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Broadview Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • Guthrie Park: 0.8 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Big Ball Park: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 59
Peaks: 19
  • Players Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Hidden Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 9.6 mi
  • Centennial Hill: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rain Garden Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Lake Strini: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 241°259 m14.5 mi
Mount HoyW 270°255 m17.8 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNE 27°204 m14.7 mi
Players HillNE 49°187 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040516272767568554231
Precip in1.51.51.93.64.14.03.64.02.83.52.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12408388778

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