Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC)
Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC) is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Marsh Bike Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Marsh Bike Park: 0.1 mi
- Park 600 "Deadstick Pond Natural Area": 1.2 mi
- Trumbull Park: 1.5 mi
- Park No. 573: 1.7 mi
- Langley Park: 1.7 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 0.8 mi
- Heron Pond: 0.9 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 2.1 mi
- Marian R. Byrnes Park: 2.2 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 1.7 mi
- Rear Erecting Shops: 1.9 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 2.2 mi
- William Powers Monument: 2.4 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall: 2.4 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 1.9 mi
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum: 2.1 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 2.8 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 4.3 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 4.6 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 2.3 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 3.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.5 mi
- Saginaw Neighbors Garden: 5.0 mi
- 75th and Coles Community Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 2.4 mi
- Beaubien Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.5 mi
- Whistler Woods Picnic Grove 2: 4.1 mi
- Whistler Woods Picnic Grove 1: 4.1 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 5.5 mi
- Prairie Boat: 2.6 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 2.8 mi
- The Mural @ 91st & Commercial: 3.3 mi
- Sky Art: 3.3 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 3.3 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 3.8 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 5.1 mi
- Al Capone's House: 5.8 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.0 mi
- Munson Beach: 2.9 mi
- Calumet Beach: 3.1 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 3.2 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 3.6 mi
- Whihala Beach: 4.0 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.3 mi
- Arbor Hill: 11.4 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 11.5 mi
- Sledding Hill: 12.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 7.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.9 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Tedens: 20.6 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 106° | 214 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 344° | 204 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 106° | 195 m | 16.5 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 323° | 187 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/938718508
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 0 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 5 mi
- Blue Island · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southwest Side · 6 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 7 mi
- East Chicago · 7 mi
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