Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve
Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Festival Park, a park 0.8 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Festival Park: 0.8 mi
- Lakeview Park: 0.9 mi
- Lakeview Park: 0.9 mi
- Pennsy Park: 1.0 mi
- Twin Oaks Park: 1.3 mi
- Stewart Mattix Prairie: 0.9 mi
- Eleven-Acre Prairie: 1.1 mi
- Liverpool Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Hobart Marsh — Quail Hollow tract: 1.6 mi
- Gary Roosevelt High School: 4.7 mi
- Michael Jackson Memorial Stone: 4.7 mi
- John Stewart Memorial Settlement House: 4.8 mi
- Nike Missile Site C47: 5.0 mi
- Chanute Glider: 5.3 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 5.0 mi
- Octave Chanute: 5.3 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 5.3 mi
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 5.6 mi
- Fusion: 5.6 mi
- Chanute Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Lieber: 5.1 mi
- Mount Chicago: 5.7 mi
- Smoking Dune: 6.2 mi
- Scallop Dune: 6.3 mi
- Entrance Garden: 6.4 mi
- Welcome Garden: 8.9 mi
- Hitz Family Rose Garden: 8.9 mi
- Oak Islands: 8.9 mi
- Bapst Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 5.3 mi
- Marquette Beach: 5.4 mi
- East Shoreline: 5.6 mi
- West Beach: 6.3 mi
- Ogden Dunes Beach: 6.9 mi
- Genesis Convention Center: 5.7 mi
- Jump: 9.2 mi
- Jump: 9.2 mi
- Jump: 9.2 mi
- Jump: 9.2 mi
- Nelson Algren Museum: 4.0 mi
- Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education: 4.4 mi
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home: 4.7 mi
- Gary Land Company Building: 5.6 mi
- Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: 10.2 mi
- Breakwater Light: 22.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.2 mi
- Tool Shed: 22.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 22.2 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 22.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.5 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 17.8 mi
- Tremont: 13.5 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | NNE 15° | 214 m | 5.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | N 358° | 195 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Holden | NE 52° | 194 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NE 52° | 193 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Jackson | NE 53° | 192 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 57° | 185 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/434694877
Day trips start here
- Hobart · 1 mi
- Lake Station · 2 mi
- Merrillville · 5 mi
- Portage · 5 mi
- Gary · 6 mi
- Lake County · 7 mi
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