Independence Square
Independence Square is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Square Fountain, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 182 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.6 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Independence Square Fountain: 0.0 mi
- Saint Anthony: 1.2 mi
- Lincoln the Rail-Splitter: 1.3 mi
- Robert Burns Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Jacques Marquette Monument: 1.5 mi
- Hornbeam Park: 0.1 mi
- Millard Park: 0.2 mi
- Ninebark Park: 0.2 mi
- Ginkgo Park: 0.4 mi
- Crawford Park: 0.5 mi
- Castle Car Wash: 0.7 mi
- Gallager: 0.8 mi
- Waller Apartments: 1.9 mi
- The Ledge: 4.4 mi
- SkyDeck Chicago Willis Tower: 4.4 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Troy Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Music Court: 1.2 mi
- Water Courts Formal Garden: 1.2 mi
- Water Courts Formal Garden: 1.2 mi
- Norman Cornwall Memorial (WWI Obelisk): 1.0 mi
- Manuel Pérez Jr.: 1.5 mi
- Manuel Perez Jr.: 1.5 mi
- Ice=Cream Dream: 1.8 mi
- Vietnam Survivors Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Garfield Park Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Webster Wildlife Site: 4.8 mi
- White Eagle Woods North: 5.4 mi
- Chicago Center for Green Technology: 2.1 mi
- National Museum of Mexican Art: 2.4 mi
- National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture: 2.9 mi
- Ukrainian National Museum: 2.9 mi
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art: 2.9 mi
- Taylor Park Patio: 4.4 mi
- Food Court: 5.3 mi
- White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.4 mi
- Schuth's Grove Grove #2: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 5.4 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 5.7 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 5.8 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 5.9 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 6.0 mi
- Players Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 5.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.8 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 24.6 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Tedens: 17.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Independence Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | WSW 244° | 259 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 265° | 255 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | N 4° | 204 m | 11.1 mi |
| Players Hill | WNW 290° | 187 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 6 mi away.
- Piping Plover58 obs
- American Robin58 obs
- common milkweed55 obs
- Monarch46 obs
- Black Swallowtail46 obs
- Canada Goose44 obs
- House Sparrow37 obs
- Red Admiral36 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/34852611
Day trips start here
- Cicero · 2 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 3 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 3 mi
- Berwyn · 4 mi
- Chicago/Bridgeport-Chinatown · 4 mi
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