Michael J. O'Malley Preserve
Michael J. O'Malley Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Creek Play Meadow Picnic Shelter Grove 1, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Highway runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Highway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Elmer Miller Park: 1.2 mi
- Autumn Chase Park: 1.6 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 1.8 mi
- Rainbow Park: 1.9 mi
- The Lincoln Highway: 1.8 mi
- Lincoln Highway: 1.9 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section: 2.7 mi
- Plum Valley Ravines: 2.6 mi
- Teibel Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Jurgensen Woods: 4.5 mi
- Jurgensen Woods Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Joe Orr Woods: 4.8 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 5.1 mi
- Arche Fountain: 5.1 mi
- Saint John the Evangelist: 5.9 mi
- The Virgin Mary: 5.9 mi
- Jesus Dies on the Cross: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
- HAST Garden: 8.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 11.4 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 7.7 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home: 11.8 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 12.9 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 13.1 mi
- Ceadar Lake Beach: 10.7 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 11.9 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 12.1 mi
- Whihala Beach: 13.5 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 13.7 mi
- Sledding Hill: 2.3 mi
- Arbor Hill: 6.5 mi
- Big Hill: 7.1 mi
- Sled Hill: 7.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 12.9 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.9 mi
- Chinese House of Park Forest: 7.5 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 7.9 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 8.6 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 9.4 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 6.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 13.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 13.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michael J. O'Malley Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 62° | 214 m | 17.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 59° | 195 m | 16.7 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 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/689302475
Day trips start here
- Dyer · 1 mi
- Munster · 4 mi
- Chicago Heights · 5 mi
- Lansing · 5 mi
- Schererville · 5 mi
- Hammond · 8 mi
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