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Gary Roosevelt High School

Gary Roosevelt High School from directly overhead

Gary Roosevelt High School is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Jackson Childhood Home, a museum 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

high school in Gary, Indiana, United States

Dates from 1921.

Wikidata Q16899404, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57345, -87.34511

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Roosevelt Park: 0.4 mi
  • Means Manor Totlot: 0.7 mi
  • Maryland Totlot: 0.7 mi
  • Nichols Place: 0.8 mi
  • Van Buren Totlot: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Fusion: 2.1 mi
  • Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 2.1 mi
  • Elbert H. Gary Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Father Marquette Monument: 5.3 mi
  • Octave Chanute: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 56
  • Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Entrance Garden: 8.6 mi
  • City Hall Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
  • HAST Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Formal Garden: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Sled Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Chanute Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Mount Lieber: 6.2 mi
  • Mount Chicago: 7.2 mi
Museums: 39
Beaches: 39
  • Lake Street Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Marquette Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 6.2 mi
  • East Shoreline: 6.5 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Genesis Convention Center: 2.1 mi
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 6.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 10.8 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 12.1 mi
  • Jump: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gary Roosevelt High School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberENE 62°214 m6.2 mi
Chanute HillNE 53°195 m5.1 mi
Mount HoldenENE 67°194 m16.3 mi
Mount TomENE 67°193 m16.1 mi
Mount JacksonENE 68°192 m16.4 mi
Mount BaldyENE 67°185 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838485969737265544231
Precip in2.22.02.33.64.34.34.04.13.63.82.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10080898137

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