Michael Jackson Childhood Home
Michael Jackson Childhood Home is a museum 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 Memorial Stone, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Gary, Indiana, United States
Wikidata Q139256580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1949
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 6.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Michael Jackson Memorial Stone: 0.0 mi
- Gary Roosevelt High School: 0.2 mi
- John Stewart Memorial Settlement House: 0.9 mi
- Chanute Glider: 5.4 mi
- P-51 Mustang: 5.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- U.S. Steel Oxbow Tract: 2.8 mi
- Hidden Prairie: 2.8 mi
- Ivory Wetlands: 3.0 mi
- Liverpool Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Gordon and Faith Greiner Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 10.8 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 1: 10.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 11.1 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 11.1 mi
- 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
- Chanute Hill: 4.9 mi
- Sled Hill: 5.1 mi
- Arbor Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mount Lieber: 6.1 mi
- Mount Chicago: 7.0 mi
- 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
- Gary Land Company Building: 1.9 mi
- Nelson Algren Museum: 4.3 mi
- Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education: 4.4 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 10.2 mi
- 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
- Breakwater Light: 24.6 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 24.7 mi
- Tool Shed: 24.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.7 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 24.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 13.2 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 21.7 mi
- Tremont: 16.3 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michael Jackson Childhood Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 64° | 214 m | 6.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | NE 55° | 195 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Holden | ENE 68° | 194 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 68° | 193 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 68° | 192 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 67° | 185 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/495362473
Day trips start here
- Gary · 1 mi
- Lake Station · 4 mi
- Hobart · 5 mi
- Merrillville · 6 mi
- East Chicago · 7 mi
- Lake County · 7 mi
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