Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Illinois
• Level 2: Cook County
• Level 3: City of Chicago

Current local time in Chicago:

11:17 AM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Chicago on map:^[1]

Chicago GPS coordinates^[2]

41° 51' 0.108" North, 87° 39' 0.18" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	42.37164°,	-88.35318°
Center:	41.85003°,	-87.65005°
Lower-right:	41.32413°,	-86.94693°
Map W x H:	116.5×116.5 km	= 72.4×72.4mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑25.7% North
Chicago:	41.85003°
min Lat:	⇓74.3% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Chicago	max Long
-171.73463°	-87.65005°	-66.98998°
W 48.8%⇐		⇒51.2% E

Elevation

Elevation of Chicago is 180 m = 591 ft, and this is 114.8 m = 377 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	55.1%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Chicago	180 m = 591 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	44.9%

See also: Chicago elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Chicago is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 2047.4 km =1272.2 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Chicago
North Pole	5353.8	3326.7	to North
Arctic Circle	2747.9	1707.5	to North
Tropic Cancer	2047.4	1272.2	to South
Equator	4653.3	2891.4	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Chicago: (largest is in red/bold)

• Bridgeport 1.3 km =0.8 mi, 183°
• Brighton Park 5.3 km =3.3 mi, 229°
• Chicago Loop 4 km =2.5 mi, 20°
• Douglas 3.1 km =1.9 mi, 122°
• East Garfield Park 5.6 km =3.5 mi, 308°
• Grand Boulevard 4.8 km =3 mi, 145°
• Kenwood 6.3 km =3.9 mi, 136°
• Lower West Side 1.4 km =0.9 mi, 289°
• McKinley Park 2.8 km =1.7 mi, 223°
• Near North Side 5.7 km =3.5 mi, 13°
• Near South Side 2.2 km =1.4 mi, 70°
• New City 4.8 km =3 mi, 186°
• North Lawndale 5.8 km =3.6 mi, 281°
• South Lawndale 5.2 km =3.2 mi, 262°
• West Town 5.3 km =3.3 mi, 337°

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