- Elevation, modelled
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 662.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8500, -87.6111
McCormick Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 178 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicago Firefighter & Paramedic Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 2.0 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCormick Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 12.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 132° | 195 m | 23.9 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 282° | 187 m | 8.2 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 23.8 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chicago Firefighter & Paramedic Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Robert R. McCormick: 0.3 mi
- Bessie Coleman: 0.4 mi
- Monument to the Great Northern Migration: 0.4 mi
- St. Clair Drake & Horace Cayton: 0.4 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.3 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 0.6 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 5.3 mi
- Caracol: 0.3 mi
- Monument to Great Northern Migration: 0.4 mi
- Jane Addams Memorial (Helping Hands): 0.7 mi
- Daphne 2: 0.8 mi
- Daphne 1: 0.8 mi
- McCormick Square: 0.4 mi
- Prairie District Park: 0.6 mi
- Battle of Fort Dearborn Park: 0.7 mi
- Chicago Women's Park and Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Dunbar Park: 0.8 mi
- McCormick Rooftop Garden: 0.5 mi
- Blues Heaven Garden: 0.7 mi
- Daphne Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Garden: 0.8 mi
- Welcome Garden: 1.2 mi
- Chess Studio: 0.7 mi
- Henry B. Clarke House: 0.7 mi
- Chinese American Museum of Chicago: 1.2 mi
- Field Museum: 1.2 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 1.7 mi
- Doane Observatory: 1.2 mi
- Beluga: 1.2 mi
- Sea Lion: 1.2 mi
- Penguins: 1.2 mi
- Sea Otter: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 9: 4.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 8: 4.4 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 10: 4.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 0.8 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.0 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 3.0 mi
- 49th Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 4.7 mi
- Players Hill: 8.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 8.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 10.3 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 18.7 mi
- Tedens: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 2 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 2 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
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