- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 16.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway10.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6499, -87.5474
Hegewisch Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is William Powers Monument, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
South Shore Line train station in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dates from 1992.
Wikidata Q14687536, matched on coordinates and name (270 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hegewisch Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 98° | 214 m | 16.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 99° | 195 m | 14.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 324° | 187 m | 19.3 mi |
- 10.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 16.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 10.8 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- William Powers Monument: 1.1 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 1.4 mi
- General Casimir Pulaski: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 2.3 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 2.8 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 3.5 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 3.8 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 3.6 mi
- Whihala Beach: 3.7 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 3.9 mi
- Munson Beach: 4.3 mi
- Calumet Beach: 4.5 mi
- Arbor Hill: 8.6 mi
- Sledding Hill: 9.3 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 9.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.6 mi
- Sled Hill: 12.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 5.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 21.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 21.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Tedens: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 3 mi
- East Chicago · 4 mi
- Hammond · 4 mi
- Harvey · 6 mi
- Lansing · 6 mi
- Blue Island · 7 mi
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