- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mounded Landfill259 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 665.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7967, -87.6238
African American Firefighters Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ulysses S. Grant Boulder, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.6 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of African American Firefighters Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | W 259° | 259 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Lieber | ESE 122° | 214 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 345° | 204 m | 16.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 124° | 195 m | 22.2 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 306° | 187 m | 9.2 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 20.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ulysses S. Grant Boulder: 0.8 mi
- Nuclear Energy: 1.2 mi
- SA Edwin Shanahan Memorial Marker: 1.2 mi
- Carl von Linné Monument: 1.4 mi
- Frederick C. Robie House: 1.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Japanese Garden: 2.2 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.4 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 3.5 mi
- Doane Observatory: 4.9 mi
- Beluga: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 52
- 49th Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.3 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 25
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.4 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.3 mi
- Players Hill: 9.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Rosemont Waterfall: 18.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 20.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 4 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 4 mi
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