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Michael Jackson Memorial Stone

Michael Jackson Memorial Stone from directly overhead

Michael Jackson Memorial Stone is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Jackson Childhood Home, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
granite
Inscription
KING OF POP, MICHAEL J. JACKSON, AUGUST 29, 1958 - JUNE 25, 2009. HOME TOWN OF MICHAEL JACKSON-GARY, IN. "Never can say good bye"
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

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Coordinates41.57677, -87.34363

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roosevelt Park: 0.2 mi
  • Means Manor Totlot: 0.5 mi
  • Nichols Place: 0.6 mi
  • Goodson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Van Buren Totlot: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Fusion: 1.8 mi
  • Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 1.9 mi
  • Elbert H. Gary Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Father Marquette Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Octave Chanute: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Gardens: 59
  • Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Entrance Garden: 8.4 mi
  • City Hall Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
  • HAST Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Formal Garden: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Chanute Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Sled Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Arbor Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Lieber: 6.1 mi
  • Mount Chicago: 7.0 mi
Museums: 39
Beaches: 39
  • Lake Street Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Marquette Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 6.1 mi
  • East Shoreline: 6.4 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Genesis Convention Center: 1.8 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: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michael Jackson Memorial Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberENE 64°214 m6.1 mi
Chanute HillNE 55°195 m4.9 mi
Mount HoldenENE 68°194 m16.2 mi
Mount TomENE 68°193 m16.0 mi
Mount JacksonENE 68°192 m16.3 mi
Mount BaldyENE 67°185 m23.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10229164007

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