U-505 Submarine
U-505 Submarine is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.2 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1941
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Music Court: 0.3 mi
- Cornell Park: 0.3 mi
- Woman's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ann Dunham Water Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Entry Grove: 0.5 mi
- Mother Peace: 0.4 mi
- Sky Landing: 0.4 mi
- Torch Song: 0.4 mi
- Quintessence: 0.4 mi
- Flock: 0.4 mi
- Hadiya Pendleton Winter Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden: 0.5 mi
- Amanda's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Hydy Park Academy Environmental Studies Nature Park: 0.8 mi
- Midway Plaisance Park North Winter Garden: 0.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.4 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.2 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.8 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.3 mi
- Beluga: 5.5 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 0.1 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 0.8 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes: 2.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 3.7 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 0.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 0.9 mi
- The Norway Building: 0.2 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 0.3 mi
- Promontory Point Marker: 0.3 mi
- The First Automobile Race in America: 0.4 mi
- Cheney-Goode Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.9 mi
- Players Hill: 11.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 13.0 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 14.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Tedens: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of U-505 Submarine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 124° | 214 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 17.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 126° | 195 m | 20.2 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 301° | 187 m | 11.2 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 89001231OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — U-505 (IX C U-Boat), reference 89001231, listed 06/29/89.
OpenStreetMap element node/9764867266
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago · 6 mi
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