Bynum Island
Bynum Island is an islet in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Bynum Island is situated nearby to Washington Playground - S, as well as near the work of art Fountain of Time.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include DuSable Museum of African - American History and Fountain of Time.
DuSable Museum of African - American History
Museum
Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History, is a museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States, dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art. DuSable Museum of African - American History is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Bynum Island.
Fountain of Time
Work of art
Photo: Conradl, Public domain.
Fountain of Time, or simply Time, is a sculpture by Lorado Taft, measuring 126 feet 10 inches in length, situated at the western edge of the Midway Plaisance within Washington Park in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Fountain of Time is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Bynum Island.
University of Chicago Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Crimsonmaroon, Public domain.
The University of Chicago Medical Center, branded as UChicago Medicine, is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago. University of Chicago Medical Center is situated 2,000 feet east of Bynum Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington Park and Woodlawn.
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of Chicago The community area includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.
Hyde Park
Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
Bynum Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.7886° or 41° 47′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.61076° or 87° 36′ 39″ westOpen location code
86HJQ9QQ+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 352377667OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Washington Playground - S and Dr. Alison Davis Garden.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Washington Park Lagoon and Chicago Park District Maintenance Building.
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