- Elevation
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 17.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway9.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6285, -87.5737
Downey Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackstone Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.1 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 180 m
- Operated by
- Calumet Memorial Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Downey Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 93° | 214 m | 17.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 93° | 195 m | 15.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 330° | 187 m | 19.8 mi |
- 9.1 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 17.2 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 9.6 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Blackstone Park: 0.3 mi
- Blackburn Park: 0.7 mi
- Lawhead Park: 0.9 mi
- Kandy Kane Park: 0.9 mi
- Needles Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
- Calumet City Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Burnham Prairie: 1.6 mi
- Wentworth Prairie: 1.6 mi
- Camp Shabbona Woods: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 2.1 mi
- HAST Garden: 2.7 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.9 mi
Museums
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 1.6 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 3.9 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 4.7 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Former Lincoln School Entrance: 1.8 mi
- Hegewisch Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Memorial Wall: 2.3 mi
- Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site: 2.3 mi
- Undergoroud Railroad Memorial: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Prairie Boat: 1.8 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 3.6 mi
- United We Stand: 4.4 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 5.9 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 33
- Whihala Park West Beach: 5.6 mi
- Whihala Beach: 5.7 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 5.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 6.1 mi
- Calumet Beach: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 24
- Belly Button Hill: 8.1 mi
- Sledding Hill: 8.3 mi
- Arbor Hill: 8.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 10.8 mi
- Sled Hill: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 3.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 19.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.9 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 22.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.1 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).
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 4 mi
- Hammond · 4 mi
- Harvey · 4 mi
- Lansing · 5 mi
- Blue Island · 6 mi
- East Chicago · 6 mi
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