Tolleston Ridges Nature Preserve
Tolleston Ridges Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cline Avenue Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 8.8 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 7.7 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cline Avenue Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Grand Calumet River Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- DuPont Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Ivanhoe Dune and Swale Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 0.8 mi
- Genesis Convention Center: 5.3 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 5.7 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 6.7 mi
- Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 12.1 mi
- Harding Park: 0.8 mi
- Gibson Park: 0.8 mi
- Hessville Youth Soccer Complex: 0.9 mi
- Phrommer Park: 1.0 mi
- 3rd & Dallas Playlot: 1.6 mi
- Tadeusz Kościuszko: 2.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 3.3 mi
- Small Stone Henge Monument: 3.4 mi
- Spirit of Highland Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Highway of Flags Servicemen's Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Flick Statue: 2.6 mi
- United We Stand: 2.9 mi
- Fusion: 5.4 mi
- Elbert H. Gary Monument: 5.4 mi
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 5.4 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
- HAST Garden: 4.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home: 5.4 mi
- Gary Land Company Building: 5.5 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 5.6 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 5.6 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 5.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 5.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 6.0 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 6.0 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 6.6 mi
- Arbor Hill: 3.7 mi
- Sled Hill: 6.7 mi
- Sledding Hill: 7.0 mi
- Chanute Hill: 9.1 mi
- Mount Lieber: 10.5 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 2.7 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 3.2 mi
- Whihala Beach: 6.3 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 6.8 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 7.5 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 8.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.7 mi
- Tremont: 20.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tolleston Ridges Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 86° | 214 m | 10.5 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 84° | 195 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Holden | ENE 78° | 194 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 79° | 193 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 79° | 192 m | 20.6 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/432394181
Day trips start here
- East Chicago · 3 mi
- Hammond · 3 mi
- Gary · 5 mi
- Munster · 5 mi
- Lansing · 6 mi
- Schererville · 8 mi
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