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Carlson Oxbow Park

Carlson Oxbow Park from directly overhead

Carlson Oxbow Park is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
180 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hammond Parks & Recreation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.57076, -87.45553

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • 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
Gardens
  • 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
Museums
Picnic sites
Attractions: 52
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 2.0 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.3 mi
  • Genesis Convention Center: 6.4 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 7.1 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 37
  • 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
Beaches: 36
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberENE 75°214 m11.6 mi
Chanute HillENE 72°195 m10.3 mi
Mount HoldenENE 73°194 m21.8 mi
Mount TomENE 73°193 m21.6 mi
Mount JacksonENE 73°192 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 13 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Blue Heron20 obs
  • common reed16 obs
  • Mallard14 obs
  • American Robin14 obs
  • Great Horned Owl11 obs
  • purple loosestrife11 obs
  • sassafras10 obs
  • garlic mustard10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/326309599

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