- Elevation
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 11.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8662, -87.6167
Field Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded 185 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Special Olympics Flame of Hope Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dates from 1893-09-16.
Wikidata Q1122595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 185 m
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Field Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 337° | 204 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 133° | 195 m | 24.9 mi |
| Players Hill | W 275° | 187 m | 7.8 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 24.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Special Olympics Flame of Hope Monument: 0.1 mi
- Tribute to Freedom: 0.1 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument: 0.2 mi
- City Water Tunnel Shaft: 0.2 mi
- CPD K9 & Equine Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- The Museum of Contemporary Photography: 0.7 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.7 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.8 mi
- Chess Studio: 1.0 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 1.1 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 1.9 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 5.9 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.7 mi
- Players Hill: 7.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 19.9 mi
- Tedens: 21.9 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
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