- Elevation
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 11.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway6.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5708, -87.4555
Carlson Oxbow Park is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.4 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 180 m
- Operated by
- Hammond Parks & Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carlson Oxbow Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 75° | 214 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 72° | 195 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Holden | ENE 73° | 194 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 73° | 193 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 73° | 192 m | 21.9 mi |
- 6.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 22.8 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 5.4 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Homestead Park: 0.1 mi
- Sharp Athletic Complex: 0.3 mi
- Dowling Park: 0.4 mi
- 81st/Liable Park: 0.7 mi
- Wedgewood Park: 0.7 mi
- Flick Statue: 0.4 mi
- United We Stand: 4.4 mi
- Fusion: 6.5 mi
- Elbert H. Gary Monument: 6.5 mi
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 6.5 mi
- Grand Prairie: 0.9 mi
- Tolleston Ridges Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Cline Avenue Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Grand Calumet River Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- Spirit of Highland Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Highway of Flags Servicemen's Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 3.5 mi
- Small Stone Henge Monument: 3.6 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko: 3.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
- HAST Garden: 4.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.9 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home: 5.8 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- Gary Land Company Building: 6.6 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 7.6 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 5.0 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 1: 5.1 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 5.6 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 5.7 mi
- North Creek Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 5.7 mi
- Arbor Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 4.6 mi
- Sled Hill: 5.0 mi
- Chanute Hill: 10.3 mi
- Mount Lieber: 11.6 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 5.2 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 5.6 mi
- Whihala Beach: 8.3 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 8.7 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 9.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 7.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 20.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.7 mi
- Tremont: 21.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 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 | 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, 13 mi away.
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