Rainbow Beach Dunes
Rainbow Beach Dunes is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Beach Wade-In, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 9.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rainbow Beach Wade-In: 0.2 mi
- 50th Anniversary of the Rainbow Division WWI: 0.3 mi
- Viertnam War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Drake Fountain: 2.2 mi
- Jesse Owens: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Russell Square Park: 1.1 mi
- South Shore Cultural Center: 1.1 mi
- Eckersall Park: 1.3 mi
- Hasan Park: 1.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach Dunes South Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- South Shore Nature Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 3.4 mi
- Eggers Grove: 5.1 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 5.6 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 0.7 mi
- South Shore Cultural Center Harvest Garden: 1.1 mi
- South Shore Formal Garden: 1.1 mi
- South Shore Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 16: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19A: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 19B: 2.3 mi
- Jackson Park - Grove 6B: 2.8 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 1.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.7 mi
- Al Capone's House: 3.8 mi
- Doane Observatory: 8.0 mi
- Beluga: 8.2 mi
- Obama Presidential Center Museum: 2.8 mi
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: 2.9 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 3.0 mi
- Hyde Park Historical Society Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Renaissance Society: 3.5 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 0.2 mi
- Arthur Ashe Beach: 0.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 1.0 mi
- 63rd Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- 57th Street Beach: 2.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 2.7 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 7.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 13.5 mi
- Players Hill: 14.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 12.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 17.4 mi
- Tedens: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Beach Dunes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 122° | 214 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 336° | 204 m | 20.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | SE 124° | 195 m | 17.4 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 305° | 187 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/323064488
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 2 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 5 mi
- Chicago/Bronzeville · 6 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 7 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 8 mi
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