Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial
Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridgeport, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.7 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 21.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bridgeport: 0.2 mi
- Canaryville: 0.3 mi
- Melville Fuller: 0.9 mi
- James R. Thompson: 1.1 mi
- Bronzeville Renaissance Mural: 1.4 mi
- Taylor-Lauridsen Park: 0.3 mi
- McInerney Park: 0.5 mi
- Donovan Park: 0.6 mi
- Princeton Village Park: 0.7 mi
- Eden Place Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 1.0 mi
- African American Firefighters Museum: 2.0 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 2.3 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 2.4 mi
- Legends Farm: 1.1 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 1.3 mi
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- EduCare Preschool Farm: 1.6 mi
- Great Migration Sculpture Garden: 1.9 mi
- Sea Lion: 3.8 mi
- Beluga: 3.8 mi
- Penguins: 3.8 mi
- Sea Otter: 3.9 mi
- Dolphin: 3.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 3.4 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 3.8 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 4.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - North: 5.5 mi
- Dan Ryan Woods - Center: 5.5 mi
- Lt. Joseph T. McKeon, Jr: 0.8 mi
- Comiskey Park Home Plate: 1.2 mi
- Geographic Center of Chicago: 1.3 mi
- Seaman First Class James Humbert: 1.4 mi
- Haymarket Police Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 3.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 3.8 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 7: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 4.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 1.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 3.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.0 mi
- Players Hill: 7.3 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 10.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 16.8 mi
- Tedens: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 255° | 259 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 348° | 204 m | 14.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 125° | 195 m | 24.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 303° | 187 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1402595709
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 1 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 1 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 4 mi
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