- Elevation, modelled
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 16.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6202, -87.5505
Commisioners Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wentworth Prairie, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 8.6 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Calumet Memorial Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Commisioners Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 91° | 214 m | 16.1 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 91° | 195 m | 14.7 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 328° | 187 m | 20.9 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 18.1 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 8.8 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wentworth Prairie: 0.2 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Calumet City Prairie Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Camp Shabbona Woods: 1.1 mi
- Burnham Prairie: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Lawhead Park: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Pulaski Park: 1.1 mi
- Blackburn Park: 1.2 mi
- Cottage Park: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites
Historic sites
- Casimir Pulaski: 1.1 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 1.3 mi
- Benjamin Harrison: 1.7 mi
- Hegewisch Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- General Casimir Pulaski: 2.3 mi
Attractions
Museums
- Calumet City Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 1.3 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 4.7 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 5.0 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 1.2 mi
- HAST Garden: 1.4 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- Prairie Boat: 3.0 mi
- United We Stand: 3.3 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 4.9 mi
- Flick Statue: 5.7 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 36
- Whihala Beach: 5.4 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 5.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 5.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 6.3 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 26
- Arbor Hill: 7.2 mi
- Sledding Hill: 7.4 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.2 mi
- Sled Hill: 10.8 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 3.8 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 19.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 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, 11 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Hammond · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 4 mi
- Lansing · 4 mi
- East Chicago · 5 mi
- Harvey · 5 mi
- Munster · 5 mi
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