Light 1
Light 1 is a lighthouse in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Light 2, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Naval training base for the United States Navy, outside of Chicago, Illinois.
Dates from 1911-07-01.
Wikidata Q3337219, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1923
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- National Museum of the American Sailor: 1.0 mi
- Lake Bluff History Museum: 2.0 mi
- History Center Of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie: 3.8 mi
- The African American Museum at the England Manor: 4.3 mi
- Constitution Park: 0.9 mi
- Foss Park: 1.4 mi
- Boak Park: 1.7 mi
- Sunrise Park: 1.9 mi
- Village Green: 2.0 mi
- F-14 Tomcat: 1.1 mi
- Goliath: 6.8 mi
- Krazy Kars: 6.8 mi
- ZoomJets: 6.8 mi
- Up, Up & Away: 6.8 mi
- McClure Rain Garden: 3.8 mi
- Revery Prairie: 3.9 mi
- Student Garden: 4.0 mi
- Elawa Farm: 4.3 mi
- Ed, Olga and JJ Rogan Tribute Garden: 4.7 mi
- Beach Prairie Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Ravine Park: 2.0 mi
- Dwyer Woods: 2.1 mi
- Moffet Woods: 2.1 mi
- Rockland Wetlands: 2.3 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 1.8 mi
- Forest Park Beach: 3.6 mi
- Waukegan Municipal Beach: 4.0 mi
- Waukegan Beach: 4.4 mi
- Minear Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 3.8 mi
- Dr. Seuss 99th Commencement Poem: 3.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.9 mi
- Edison Court Station on the North Shore Line: 3.9 mi
- Ray Bradbury: 3.9 mi
- Finger Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 3.8 mi
- Jack Benny Monument: 3.9 mi
- Traveler: 4.0 mi
- Cow: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.9 mi
- Turnbull Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 11.0 mi
- Forest Way Grove Picnic Shelter: 12.5 mi
- Massasauga Family Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Erickson Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 14.3 mi
- sled hill: 6.6 mi
- Leahy Hill: 9.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 20.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 20.4 mi
- Centennial Hill: 20.6 mi
- Light 2: 0.1 mi
- Kenosha North Pierhead Light: 19.6 mi
- Kenosha Light: 19.7 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 23.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 23.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Kenosha Rest Area 26 (I-94 WB): 16.2 mi
- Aurora: 19.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Light 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gander Mountain | NW 305° | 283 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 286° | 235 m | 20.2 mi |
| Leahy Hill | NNW 332° | 234 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | SSE 162° | 204 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 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 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukegan, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 86002890OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12269037949
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 27 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 29 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 29 mi
- Chicagoland · 29 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 30 mi
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