William McKinley Memorial
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William McKinley Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.4 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The William McKinley statue is a monumental statue of William McKinley in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located in the McKinley Park neighborhood, the statue was designed by Charles Mulligan and dedicated in 1905.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q99539207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McKinley Park: 0.3 mi
- Hoyne Park: 0.5 mi
- Edward Kelly Park: 0.7 mi
- Richard J. Daley Park: 0.7 mi
- Brighton Park: 0.8 mi
- McKinley Park Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Cook County Jail Urban Farming Program: 1.1 mi
- La Huerta Roots and Rays: 2.2 mi
- Troy Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Stockyard Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Geographic Center of Chicago: 0.6 mi
- Marquette Monument: 1.3 mi
- Private Florian S. Jacolik: 1.7 mi
- Union Stock Yards Fire Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Ice=Cream Dream: 1.9 mi
- Chicago Maritime Museum: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Museum of Asian Art: 1.7 mi
- Fire Museum of Greater Chicago: 1.9 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 2.1 mi
- Children's Museum of Art and Social Justice: 2.8 mi
- Little Village Arch: 1.6 mi
- Jacques Marquette Monument: 1.7 mi
- Paul Cornell: 1.8 mi
- Canaryville: 2.0 mi
- Bridgeport: 2.0 mi
- Gallager: 2.3 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 2.6 mi
- Waller Apartments: 4.2 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 4.4 mi
- The Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.0 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 4.1 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Food Court: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 5.2 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 5.6 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 5.7 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 4.1 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 4.5 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 5.3 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 5.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.2 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.2 mi
- Players Hill: 5.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 9.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 11.1 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Tedens: 17.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William McKinley Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 252° | 259 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 355° | 204 m | 13.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 308° | 187 m | 5.5 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 | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Southwest Side · 3 mi
- Chicago · 4 mi
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