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Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial

Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial from directly overhead

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. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81863, -87.64876

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • 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
Parks
Museums
  • 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
Gardens
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • 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 6B: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Sea Lion: 3.8 mi
  • Beluga: 3.8 mi
  • Penguins: 3.8 mi
  • Sea Otter: 3.9 mi
  • Dolphin: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 20
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWSW 255°259 m23.0 mi
Mount TrashmoreNNW 348°204 m14.4 mi
Chanute HillSE 125°195 m24.1 mi
Players HillWNW 303°187 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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