North Avenue Beach Breakwater

North Avenue Beach Breakwater is a wharf in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. North Avenue Beach Breakwater is situated nearby to the museum James Charnley House, as well as near Goudy Square Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include James Charnley House and International Museum of Surgical Science.

James Charnley House

Museum

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The James Charnley House is a learned society headquarters and historic house museum at 1365 North Astor Street, along the Gold Coast, in the Near North Side of Chicago in Illinois, United States. James Charnley House is situated 830 feet west of North Avenue Beach Breakwater.

International Museum of Surgical Science

Museum

Photo: Ciphers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The International Museum of Surgical Science is a museum located in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is operated by The International College of Surgeons and features exhibits dealing with various aspects of Eastern and Western medicine. International Museum of Surgical Science is situated 1,200 feet northwest of North Avenue Beach Breakwater.

Oak Street Beach

Beach

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Oak Street Beach is a recreation area on the shore of Lake Michigan located at the intersection of Oak Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gold Coast Historic District and Old Town.

Gold Coast Historic District

Quarter

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The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.

Old Town

Quarter

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Old Town is a neighborhood and historic district in Near North Side and Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. It contains many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including St. Michael's Church, one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.

Near North

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Near North is the shop-and-awe center of Chicago. It's bounded by North Avenue to the north, the Chicago River to the west and south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

North Avenue Beach Breakwater

Type: Wharf
Categories: pedestrian zone and transportation
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.90752° or 41° 54′ 27″ north

Longitude

-87.62447° or 87° 37′ 28″ west

Open location code

86HJW95G+26

OpenStreetMap ID

way 406053996

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=pedestrian

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=quay

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