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Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake

Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake from directly overhead

Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 1, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 5.1 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57030, -87.59299

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 2.7 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 4.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.4 mi
  • Chinese House of Park Forest: 6.6 mi
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 7.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 30
  • Whihala Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Sledding Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Sled Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Big Hill: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberE 80°214 m18.6 mi
Chanute HillE 79°195 m17.2 mi
Players HillNNW 337°187 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12036423832

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