Sundial
Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium in the Museum Campus area of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
A landmark inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Sundial is inside Chicago, which has 151,046 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 9 miles away
Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 9 miles from Sundial.
Established in 1980
Sundial dates from 1980. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Chicago. Green months are the mild ones.
Sundial
Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium in the Museum Campus area of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
The sculpture is a functional bowstring equatorial sundial created in 1980 measuring approximately 13 feet (4.0 m). The sundial was formerly located slightly further south at the steps of the main entry plaza to the Planetarium, but it now sits directly on the lakefront. The work is a later copy of a composition first created in the 1960s for the offices of The Times newspaper at Printing House Square in London, and according to the Henry Moore Foundation is titled Sundial 1965–66.
- Type
- Landmark
- Established
- 1980
- Wikipedia readers
- 7.7K a year
Stay in Chicago, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Sundial | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | 151,046 | 2,711,226 | $334K | D |
| Cicero | 8 mi west | 1,308 | 82,797 | $249K | C+ |
| Stickney | 9 mi west | 416 | 6,952 | $245K | A− |
| Forest View | 9 mi southwest | 42 | 1,174 | $261K | — |
| Oak Park | 10 mi west | 3,273 | 53,292 | $466K | D |
| Oak Park Township | 10 mi west | 3,273 | 53,292 | $466K | — |
| Berwyn | 10 mi west | 1,911 | 55,595 | $300K | B+ |
| Berwyn Township | 10 mi west | 1,911 | 55,595 | $300K | — |
| Forest Park | 11 mi west | 819 | 13,943 | $305K | D |
| Stickney Township | 11 mi southwest | 2,326 | 40,507 | $269K | — |
| Bedford Park | 11 mi southwest | 914 | 586 | $272K | — |
| Riverside | 11 mi west | 133 | 9,039 | $491K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Sundial
Other well-known places within 6 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw16 mi🏛 MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw2in town🏛 MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
3in town🏛 MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
45 mi🏛 MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
52 mi🏛 MuseumHull House
6in town🌸 GardenMillennium Park
7in town📍 LandmarkBuckingham Fountain
8in town🌸 GardenGrant ParkPhoto credits
Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hull House: User talk:Hied5, Public domain · Millennium Park: Alhill42, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buckingham Fountain: not specified, Public domain · Grant Park: Shoffman11, Public domain
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Visiting Sundial
Is Sundial in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Sundial?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Sundial?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Sundial?
Chicago (in town, 151,046 hotel and restaurant jobs), Cicero (8 mi, 1,308 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Stickney (9 mi, 416 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Chicago
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