- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 21.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 666.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7908, -87.5827
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is U-505 Submarine, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 6.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dates from 1933.
Wikidata Q1414079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | SE 124° | 214 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 339° | 204 m | 17.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 126° | 195 m | 20.2 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 302° | 187 m | 11.2 mi |
- 6.3 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 19.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- U-505 Submarine: 0.1 mi
- The Norway Building: 0.2 mi
- Frederick Douglass Commemorative Marker: 0.3 mi
- The First Automobile Race in America: 0.3 mi
- Cheney-Goode Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.3 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 2.2 mi
- Al Capone's House: 2.7 mi
- Doane Observatory: 5.4 mi
- Beluga: 5.5 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 0.2 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 0.8 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.9 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.2 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 4.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 4.9 mi
- Players Hill: 11.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 13.1 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 19.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 14.7 mi
- Tedens: 21.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 0 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 3 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 3 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 5 mi
- Chicago · 6 mi
Take the scenic way to Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.