- Elevation, modelled
- 184 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 5.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 665.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9632, -87.6335
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled 184 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.8 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NW 318° | 204 m | 5.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SW 229° | 187 m | 9.2 mi |
- 5.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area: 0.1 mi
- Marovitz Savannah Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Uptown Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Diversey Natural Area: 1.8 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 16: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 15: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 2.2 mi
- Montrose Yacht Club Anchor: 0.3 mi
- Peace and Justice: 0.7 mi
- Doctor José Rizal Monument: 0.8 mi
- Carved Stumps: 1.0 mi
- Kwa-Ma-Rolas: 1.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.7 mi
- Buena Park Neighborhood Association Garden: 0.7 mi
- Clarendon Park: 0.8 mi
- 851 Gunnison Commons: 1.1 mi
- Margate Park: 1.1 mi
- Sunshine Garden: 0.8 mi
- Sheridan Triangle Garden: 0.9 mi
- Howard Brown Peace Garden: 1.2 mi
- Winthrop Family Historical Garden: 1.2 mi
- Ginkgo Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Hutchinson Street District: 1.0 mi
- Oscar Wilde & Audre Lorde: 1.3 mi
- Josephine Baker & James Baldwin: 1.3 mi
- Leonard Bernstein & Antonia Pantoja: 1.3 mi
- Silvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson: 1.3 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 1.3 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 2.7 mi
- Polar Bears: 2.7 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 2.7 mi
- Aardvark: 2.7 mi
- The Haitian American Museum of Chicago: 1.7 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 2.0 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: 2.5 mi
- Leather Archives and Museum: 3.0 mi
- Montrose Dog Beach: 0.6 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 1.9 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 2.1 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 2.3 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 2.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 5.6 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 8.4 mi
- Players Hill: 9.2 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.7 mi
- Covington Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 3.3 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).
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, 8 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 4 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 4 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 4 mi
- Chicagoland · 4 mi
- Chicago · 6 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 6 mi
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