Exterior Breakwater
Exterior Breakwater is a breakwater in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Exterior Breakwater is situated nearby to the lighthouse Chicago Harbor Light, as well as near the neighborhood Streeterville.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chicago Harbor Light and Navy Pier.
Chicago Harbor Light
Lighthouse
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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. Chicago Harbor Light is situated 2,000 feet north of Exterior Breakwater.
Navy Pier
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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 1 mile northwest of Exterior Breakwater.
Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Exterior Breakwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Streeterville and Museum Campus.
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 northwest of Exterior Breakwater.
Museum Campus
Locality
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Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago along Lake Michigan. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place. Museum Campus is situated 2 miles southwest of Exterior Breakwater.
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 Exterior Breakwater.
Exterior Breakwater
- Type: Breakwater
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.88387° or 41° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
-87.59057° or 87° 35′ 26″ westOpen location code
86HJVCM5+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 157686272OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwater
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