- Elevation, modelled
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway9.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6354, -87.5625
Blackburn Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawhead Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.7 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Calumet Memorial Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackburn Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 95° | 214 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 94° | 195 m | 15.3 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 328° | 187 m | 19.7 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 17.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.9 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lawhead Park: 0.4 mi
- Cottage Park: 0.5 mi
- Hoxie Tot Lot: 0.5 mi
- Downey Park: 0.7 mi
- Blackstone Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
- Burnham Prairie: 0.8 mi
- Calumet City Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 1.4 mi
- Wentworth Prairie: 1.4 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Hegewisch Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 2.1 mi
- Casimir Pulaski: 2.2 mi
- Former Lincoln School Entrance: 2.2 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
- Prairie Boat: 1.8 mi
- United We Stand: 3.9 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 3.9 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 5.6 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 6.0 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 2.0 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 2.1 mi
- HAST Garden: 2.4 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.2 mi
Museums
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 2.0 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.5 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 4.6 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 37
- Whihala Park West Beach: 4.9 mi
- Whihala Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 5.1 mi
- Munson Beach: 5.5 mi
- Calumet Beach: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 25
- Arbor Hill: 8.4 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.5 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 8.7 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 10.3 mi
- Sled Hill: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 4.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 20.1 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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.
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 3 mi
- Hammond · 4 mi
- East Chicago · 5 mi
- Harvey · 5 mi
- Lansing · 5 mi
- Blue Island · 6 mi
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