Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve
Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is DuPont Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.0 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- DuPont Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Grand Calumet River Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Tolleston Ridges Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Cline Avenue Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Ivanhoe Dune and Swale Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 0.9 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.3 mi
- Genesis Convention Center: 5.9 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.1 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 11.8 mi
- Gibson Park: 1.0 mi
- Harding Park: 1.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Park: 1.1 mi
- Riley Park: 1.1 mi
- Goodman Park: 1.3 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko: 1.6 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 2.8 mi
- Small Stone Henge Monument: 3.0 mi
- Benjamin Harrison: 3.7 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 3.9 mi
- United We Stand: 2.2 mi
- Flick Statue: 3.0 mi
- Fusion: 5.9 mi
- Elbert H. Gary Monument: 5.9 mi
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 6.0 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- HAST Garden: 3.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.9 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 4.9 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 4.9 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 5.9 mi
- Gary Land Company Building: 6.0 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 5.4 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 5.4 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 5.5 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 5.5 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 6.4 mi
- Arbor Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
- Sled Hill: 7.4 mi
- Chanute Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mount Lieber: 11.0 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 2.5 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Whihala Beach: 5.6 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 6.0 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 6.8 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.7 mi
- Tremont: 21.2 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 89° | 214 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 88° | 195 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Holden | E 80° | 194 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 80° | 193 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Jackson | E 80° | 192 m | 21.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 318° | 187 m | 24.4 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 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 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 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/434695253
Day trips start here
- East Chicago · 2 mi
- Hammond · 2 mi
- Munster · 5 mi
- Gary · 6 mi
- Lansing · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 8 mi
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