- Elevation, modelled
- 177 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Trashmore204 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Route 660.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8871, -87.6332
The Water Plaza is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 177 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastland Disaster Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.5 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Step-free access
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Water Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 10.1 mi |
| Players Hill | W 263° | 187 m | 7.0 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 26.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastland Disaster Memorial: 0.1 mi
- First Bridge at North Dearborn Street: 0.2 mi
- Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam: 0.2 mi
- Old Post Office Site: 0.2 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.3 mi
- The River Theater: 0.1 mi
- The Jetty: 0.1 mi
- theMart River Park: 0.1 mi
- The Cove: 0.1 mi
- The Boardwalk - Confluence: 0.2 mi
- Robert E. Wood: 0.1 mi
- Crossing: 0.1 mi
- Frank W. Woolworth: 0.1 mi
- Julius Rosenwald: 0.1 mi
- Marshall Field: 0.1 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 4: 0.4 mi
- Wendella Tours - Dock 3: 0.4 mi
- Wendella Tours - Michigan Avenue: 0.5 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.5 mi
- Shoreline Sightseeing: 0.6 mi
- Light Plate: 0.7 mi
- Lurie Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dark Plate: 0.7 mi
- Pritzker Garden: 0.8 mi
- Chicago Lights Urban Farm: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.2 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool: 2.6 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- North Pond Nature Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 2.1 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 3.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 3.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 6.0 mi
- Players Hill: 7.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 7.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 21.4 mi
- Tedens: 22.0 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, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 1 mi
- Chicagoland · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
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