Promontory Point
Promontory Point (known locally as the Point) is a manmade peninsula on Lake Michigan in Chicago's Burnham Park, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the city's South Side.
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A park & preserve inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Promontory Point is inside Chicago, which has 382 places to stay, 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 Promontory Point.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Chicago. Green months are the mild ones.
Promontory Point
Promontory Point (known locally as the Point) is a manmade peninsula on Lake Michigan in Chicago's Burnham Park, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the city's South Side. Originally constructed from landfill, the Point was, by the late 1930s, protected by a limestone revetment designed and constructed by Chicago Park District engineers. The Point became a Chicago Landmark on April 19, 2023.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (2018)
- Wikipedia readers
- 6.6K a year
Where to stay near Promontory Point
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Chicago (382) and Thornton Township (46).
- 1Soldier Field
- 2Barack Obama Presidential Center
- 3Wrigley Field
- 4Rate Field
- 5United Center
- 6Art Institute of Chicago
- 7Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
- 8Field Museum of Natural History
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Promontory Point | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | — | 382 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 2,731,585 | $334K | D |
| Thornton Township | 14 mi south | 20 min | 46 32 hotels · 9 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 152,667 | $157K | — |
| North Township | 14 mi southeast | 20 min | 26 19 hotels · 4 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins | 152,714 | $192K | — |
| Leyden Township | 18 mi northwest | 25 min | 36 29 hotels · 7 motels | 90,402 | $288K | — |
| York Township | 21 mi west | 30 min | 52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 128,137 | $397K | — |
| Hammond | 13 mi south | 20 min | 18 14 hotels · 4 motels | 75,712 | $160K | D |
| Stickney Township | 10 mi west | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 motel | 40,266 | $269K | — |
| Worth Township | 11 mi southwest | 15 min | 13 5 hotels · 6 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 148,514 | $250K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Promontory Point
Other well-known places within 12 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw2in town MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw311 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw44 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw58 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw66 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
7in town MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
85 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Visiting Promontory Point
Is Promontory Point in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Promontory Point?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Promontory Point?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Promontory Point?
Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Thornton Township (14 mi, 46 places to stay) and North Township (14 mi, 26 places to stay).
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.