Chicago Harbor Light
The Chicago Harbor Light, or Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, is an automated active lighthouse, and stands at the south end of the northern breakwater protecting the Chicago Harbor, to the east of Navy Pier and the mouth of the Chicago River.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Chicago Harbor Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Navy Pier and Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Light.
Navy Pier
Photo: Wowo1110, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Navy Pier is situated 3,800 feet west of Chicago Harbor Light.
Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3,300 feet west of Chicago Harbor Light.
Chicago Children’s Museum
Museum
Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chicago Children's Museum is located at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1982 by The Junior League of Chicago who were responding to programming cutbacks in the Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Children’s Museum is situated 1 mile west of Chicago Harbor Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Streeterville and Along the Magnificent Mile.
Streeterville
Neighborhood
Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located north of the Chicago River, it is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east. Streeterville is situated 1½ miles west of Chicago Harbor Light.
Along the Magnificent Mile
Neighborhood
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
The Magnificent Mile is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Along the Magnificent Mile is situated 2 miles west of Chicago Harbor Light.
Jewelers Row District
Neighborhood
The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built… Jewelers Row District is situated 2 miles west of Chicago Harbor Light.
Chicago Harbor Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.88935° or 41° 53′ 22″ northLongitude
-87.59055° or 87° 35′ 26″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Levels
1Open location code
86HJVCQ5+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 200507316OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
Discover Chicago Harbor Light from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Chicago Harbor Light” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “芝加哥港灯塔”
- French: “phare de Chicago”
- French: “Phare de Chicago”
- Russian: “Chicago Harbor Light”
- Russian: “Chicago Harbor Lighthouse”
- Russian: “Чикагский маяк”
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Explore places such as Lakeshore East and Market District.
Nearby Places
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