100 gecs tree
The 100 gecs tree is a pine located in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the United States. It was featured in the cover art for the 2019 album 1000 gecs by the American musical duo 100 gecs; the tree has since become a popular attraction for fans.Photo: Smokepacks, CC0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: individual ponderosa pine in Des Plaines, Illinois
- Also known as: “1000 gecs tree”, “gec tree”, and “Gecca”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Allstate Arena and Des Plaines station.
Allstate Arena
Stadium
Photo: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, northwest of Chicago, located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway about 3 miles north of O'Hare International Airport. Allstate Arena is situated 2 miles southeast of 100 gecs tree.
Des Plaines station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Des Plaines is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in Des Plaines, Illinois. The station is located at 1501 Miner Street, and lies 16.7 miles from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. Des Plaines station is situated 1½ miles northeast of 100 gecs tree.
Maine West High School
School
Maine West High School, also known as Maine West or MWHS, is a public four-year high school located in Des Plaines, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Maine West High School is situated 4,100 feet south of 100 gecs tree.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Des Plaines and Mount Prospect.
Des Plaines
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Des Plaines is in Chicagoland. It is an inner-ring, northwest suburb of Chicago with two distinct portions: a suburban northern portion reminiscient of other, nearby northwest suburbs, as well as a built-up southern portion with the businesses, hotels, and other amenities of the O'Hare Airport corridor.
Mount Prospect
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is part of Elk Grove and Wheeling townships, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 4 miles north of O'Hare International Airport.
Rosemont
Photo: bogdanstepniak, CC BY 3.0.
Rosemont is a city in Cook County in the state of Illinois, just outside of Chicago. It does enormous business as the primary hotel supplier for O'Hare International Airport, but has a couple of the region's best-known concert venues as well.
100 gecs tree
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Maine Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.03028° or 42° 1′ 49″ northLongitude
-87.91228° or 87° 54′ 44″ westOpen location code
86JJ23JQ+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 7712302563OpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q120965597
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In Other Languages
From Spanish to Vietnamese—“100 gecs tree” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Árbol de 100 Gecs”
- Vietnamese: “Cây 100 gecs”
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