Burnham Prairie
Burnham Prairie is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnham Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 10 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 10.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnham Park: 0.3 mi
- Cottage Park: 0.4 mi
- Hoxie Tot Lot: 0.5 mi
- Blackburn Park: 0.8 mi
- Lawhead Park: 0.8 mi
- Hegewisch Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- William Powers Monument: 1.6 mi
- General Casimir Pulaski: 1.7 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 2.0 mi
- Calumet City Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 1.2 mi
- Wentworth Prairie: 1.7 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Heron Pond: 2.2 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 1.2 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 3.3 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 5.7 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 8.2 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 8.3 mi
- Prairie Boat: 2.2 mi
- United We Stand: 3.4 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 4.3 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 4.9 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 5.8 mi
- HAST Garden: 2.3 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 2.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.7 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.4 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.1 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 3.9 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 4.2 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 4.1 mi
- Whihala Beach: 4.1 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 4.4 mi
- Munson Beach: 4.8 mi
- Calumet Beach: 5.0 mi
- Arbor Hill: 8.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.9 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.4 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 9.9 mi
- Sled Hill: 12.0 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 5.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 20.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 21.0 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Tedens: 22.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnham Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 97° | 214 m | 16.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 97° | 195 m | 14.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 325° | 187 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| 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: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/417100785
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 3 mi
- Hammond · 4 mi
- East Chicago · 5 mi
- Lansing · 5 mi
- Harvey · 6 mi
- Blue Island · 7 mi
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