Hidden Prairie
Hidden Prairie is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ivory Wetlands, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 4.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ivory Wetlands: 0.3 mi
- Gordon and Faith Greiner Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- McCloskey's Burr Oak Savanna Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Levan Wetland Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Howe Park: 0.6 mi
- East Glen Park: 0.8 mi
- Georgetown Park: 1.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Totlot: 1.2 mi
- Hillman Park: 1.2 mi
- Gary Roosevelt High School: 2.7 mi
- Michael Jackson Memorial Stone: 2.8 mi
- John Stewart Memorial Settlement House: 3.3 mi
- Chanute Glider: 6.1 mi
- P-51 Mustang: 6.1 mi
- Fusion: 4.3 mi
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 4.4 mi
- Elbert H. Gary Monument: 4.4 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 5.8 mi
- Octave Chanute: 6.1 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 2: 12.1 mi
- Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 12.2 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 12.3 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 1: 12.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.6 mi
- Entrance Garden: 8.2 mi
- Oak Islands: 10.7 mi
- Welcome Garden: 10.7 mi
- Hitz Family Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Sled Hill: 4.6 mi
- Chanute Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Lieber: 6.4 mi
- Arbor Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mount Chicago: 7.2 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 5.8 mi
- Marquette Beach: 6.2 mi
- East Shoreline: 6.8 mi
- West Beach: 7.8 mi
- Ogden Dunes Beach: 8.6 mi
- Genesis Convention Center: 4.4 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 8.4 mi
- Jump: 11.5 mi
- Jump: 11.5 mi
- Jump: 11.5 mi
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home: 2.8 mi
- Gary Land Company Building: 4.4 mi
- Nelson Algren Museum: 4.7 mi
- Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education: 5.0 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Breakwater Light: 24.4 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 24.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.5 mi
- Tool Shed: 24.5 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 24.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 20.4 mi
- Tremont: 15.8 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hidden Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | NE 38° | 214 m | 6.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | NNE 25° | 195 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Holden | ENE 58° | 194 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 58° | 193 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 58° | 192 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 60° | 185 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/434703667
Day trips start here
- Hobart · 3 mi
- Lake Station · 3 mi
- Gary · 4 mi
- Merrillville · 4 mi
- Lake County · 6 mi
- Portage · 7 mi
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