- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway6.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5799, -87.4839
Baring Parkway is a park in Indiana, at a modelled 183 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Knickerbocker Parkway, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Hammond Parks & Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baring Parkway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 79° | 214 m | 12.9 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 77° | 195 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Holden | ENE 75° | 194 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 75° | 193 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 75° | 192 m | 23.1 mi |
- 6.3 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 21.7 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 6.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Knickerbocker Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.5 mi
- Optimist Youth Sports Complex: 1.0 mi
- Beech Park: 1.1 mi
- Wicker Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Flick Statue: 1.3 mi
- United We Stand: 3.4 mi
- Prairie Boat: 7.4 mi
- Fusion: 7.7 mi
- Elbert H. Gary Monument: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Grand Prairie: 1.5 mi
- Carlson Oxbow Park: 1.6 mi
- Wentworth Woods: 2.7 mi
- Tolleston Ridges Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Seidner Dune and Swale Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Highway of Flags Servicemen's Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 2.0 mi
- Small Stone Henge Monument: 2.1 mi
- Spirit of Highland Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Benjamin Harrison: 2.8 mi
Attractions
Gardens
- City Hall Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
- HAST Garden: 3.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.1 mi
Museums
- Calumet City Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 4.6 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 6.7 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 6.9 mi
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 3.8 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 4.0 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 4.1 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 34
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 5.3 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 5.5 mi
- Whihala Beach: 7.4 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 7.8 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 33
- Arbor Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sledding Hill: 4.5 mi
- Sled Hill: 6.4 mi
- Chanute Hill: 11.5 mi
- Mount Lieber: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 6.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 19.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tremont: 23.2 mi
| 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 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 12 mi away.
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