- Elevation, modelled
- 188 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Carlisle Hill280.4 m · 20.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway8.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7017, -86.8956
Ames Field Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled 188 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Zilla Park, a park 0.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ames Field Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | E 96° | 280.4 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 45° | 242 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 47° | 235 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 47° | 233 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 47° | 229 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 47° | 227 m | 20.4 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 46° | 225 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mount Lieber | WSW 252° | 214 m | 18.7 mi |
- 8.7 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Zilla Park: 0.4 mi
- Cleveland Park: 0.9 mi
- Ruby Woods: 0.9 mi
- Hanson Park: 1.2 mi
- Stribel Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Barker Woods Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Trail Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Father Basil Moreau Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Creek Ridge County Park: 3.2 mi
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 47
- Crescent Dune: 1.5 mi
- Mount Baldy: 1.7 mi
- Bismarck Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount McCray: 2.3 mi
- Mount Jensen: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 34
- Blue Chip Hotel: 1.2 mi
- Tortoise: 1.6 mi
- Raptors: 1.6 mi
- Monkey Island: 1.6 mi
- Upper Aviary: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
- WW2 Monument "Victory Was Ours": 0.5 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 0.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.7 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 1.2 mi
- Yellow Straw: 1.3 mi
Beaches: 25
- Crescent Dune Beach: 1.6 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 1.9 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 2.1 mi
- Mount Baldy Beach: 2.2 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 2.3 mi
Museums: 19
- Barker Mansion: 1.0 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 5.0 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 9.9 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 10.0 mi
- Pioneer Land: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 16
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 1.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.7 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 1.7 mi
- Daylily Garden: 5.5 mi
- Hosta Garden: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 10
- Duet: 1.7 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 10.9 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 11.0 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 18.3 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 5.3 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Hardwoods: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil Shed: 1.5 mi
- Tool Shed: 1.5 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 1.6 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 2.1 mi
- Breakwater Light: 2.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Indiana Welcome Center: 5.8 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 8.1 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- 1 Foot Falls: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tremont: 8.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 12 mi
- Portage · 17 mi
- Lake Station · 21 mi
- Hobart · 23 mi
- Gary · 24 mi
- Merrillville · 27 mi
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