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Chicago Sports Museum

Chicago Sports Museum from directly overhead

Chicago Sports Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Seneca Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 1.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89803, -87.62208

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Anne & John Kern Terrace Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Limestone Glade: 0.8 mi
  • Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 0.9 mi
  • Dark Plate: 1.1 mi
  • Light Plate: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove B: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove C: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 1.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 4.0 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicago Sports Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 334°204 m9.7 mi
Players HillWSW 258°187 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10873137225

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