Chicago Architecture Center
Chicago Architecture Center is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is You Are on Potawatomi Land, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
nonprofit cultural organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dates from 1966.
Wikidata Q2963292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- You Are on Potawatomi Land: 0.0 mi
- Weather Station: 0.0 mi
- Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable: 0.1 mi
- The Radiance of Being: 0.1 mi
- Jack Brickhouse: 0.1 mi
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum: 0.1 mi
- American Writers Museum: 0.2 mi
- Illinois Holocaust Museum Presents Experience360: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.4 mi
- Richard H. Driehaus Museum: 0.5 mi
- Site of Fort Dearborn: 0.1 mi
- Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite: 0.1 mi
- Heald Square Monument: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Yader "Yak" Castaneda: 0.2 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.1 mi
- Odyssey Chicago River: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.1 mi
- Chicago Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- Ogden Plaza: 0.2 mi
- The Marina: 0.3 mi
- Riverwalk East: 0.3 mi
- Lakeshore East Park: 0.3 mi
- Limestone Glade: 0.4 mi
- Light Plate: 0.5 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dark Plate: 0.5 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.2 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 0.7 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.5 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 4.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.4 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.4 mi
- Players Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.4 mi
- Tedens: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicago Architecture Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 336° | 204 m | 10.3 mi |
| Players Hill | W 263° | 187 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicagoland · 2 mi
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