- Elevation, modelled
- 198 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 6.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway12.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5347, -87.2908
Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled 198 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillman Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 12 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | NNE 26° | 214 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | NNE 12° | 195 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Holden | NE 54° | 194 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | NE 54° | 193 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NE 54° | 192 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 57° | 185 m | 22.3 mi |
- 12.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 3.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hillman Park: 0.4 mi
- Robinson Park: 1.2 mi
- Lakeview Park: 1.4 mi
- Lakeview Park: 1.4 mi
- Hobart Skate Park: 1.4 mi
- Hobart Marsh — Bundalo tract: 0.5 mi
- Hobart Marsh — Quail Hollow tract: 0.6 mi
- Gordon and Faith Greiner Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Eleven-Acre Prairie: 0.7 mi
- Levan Wetland Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Gary Roosevelt High School: 3.9 mi
- Michael Jackson Memorial Stone: 4.0 mi
- John Stewart Memorial Settlement House: 4.3 mi
- Chanute Glider: 6.1 mi
- P-51 Mustang: 6.1 mi
- Fusion: 5.3 mi
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 5.3 mi
- Elbert H. Gary Monument: 5.3 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 5.8 mi
- Octave Chanute: 6.1 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 13.1 mi
- Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 13.2 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 13.5 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 1: 13.7 mi
- Sled Hill: 5.6 mi
- Chanute Hill: 5.9 mi
- Mount Lieber: 6.2 mi
- Mount Chicago: 6.9 mi
- Smoking Dune: 7.5 mi
- Entrance Garden: 7.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Welcome Garden: 9.4 mi
- Oak Islands: 9.5 mi
- Hitz Family Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 6.0 mi
- Marquette Beach: 6.2 mi
- East Shoreline: 6.7 mi
- West Beach: 7.5 mi
- Ogden Dunes Beach: 8.2 mi
- Genesis Convention Center: 5.3 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 9.7 mi
- Jump: 10.2 mi
- Jump: 10.2 mi
- Jump: 10.2 mi
- Breakwater Light: 23.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.7 mi
- Tool Shed: 23.7 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 23.7 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 23.7 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 16.3 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 19.3 mi
- Tremont: 15.0 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 12 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Hobart · 1 mi
- Lake Station · 3 mi
- Merrillville · 4 mi
- Gary · 5 mi
- Lake County · 6 mi
- Portage · 7 mi
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