- Elevation
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 16.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway9.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6386, -87.5547
Cottage Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnham Prairie, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.9 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 178 m
- Operated by
- Calumet Memorial Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottage Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 95° | 214 m | 16.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 95° | 195 m | 15.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 326° | 187 m | 19.7 mi |
- 9.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 16.9 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 10.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Burnham Prairie: 0.4 mi
- Calumet City Prairie Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 1.3 mi
- Wentworth Prairie: 1.5 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Hoxie Tot Lot: 0.4 mi
- Blackburn Park: 0.5 mi
- Lawhead Park: 0.5 mi
- Burnham Park: 0.6 mi
- Downey Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
- Hegewisch Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 1.9 mi
- General Casimir Pulaski: 1.9 mi
- William Powers Monument: 2.0 mi
- Casimir Pulaski: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites
Artworks
- Prairie Boat: 2.1 mi
- United We Stand: 3.5 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 4.2 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 5.3 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- HAST Garden: 2.2 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 2.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Calumet City Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.4 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 4.3 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 39
- Whihala Park West Beach: 4.5 mi
- Whihala Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 4.7 mi
- Munson Beach: 5.1 mi
- Calumet Beach: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 26
- Arbor Hill: 8.3 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 9.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 10.2 mi
- Sled Hill: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 4.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 20.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 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).
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 · 7 mi
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