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Edward Valve Park

Edward Valve Park from directly overhead

Edward Valve Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is United We Stand, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.9 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
178 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of East Chicago

How to reach it

Coordinates41.63565, -87.48698

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • United We Stand: 0.4 mi
  • Flick Statue: 4.7 mi
  • Prairie Boat: 5.5 mi
  • Pride Of East Side: 6.0 mi
  • Sims Metal Management Mural: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Veterans' Park: 0.5 mi
  • Tod Park: 0.7 mi
  • Irving Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kościuszko Park: 1.1 mi
  • Goodman Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Tadeusz Kościuszko: 1.1 mi
  • General Casimir Pulaski: 1.7 mi
  • Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 2.2 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 2.3 mi
  • Small Stone Henge Monument: 2.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 2.9 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.2 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.4 mi
  • Genesis Convention Center: 8.0 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 37
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Whihala Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Arbor Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Sled Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Chanute Hill: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward Valve Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberE 96°214 m12.9 mi
Chanute HillE 96°195 m11.5 mi
Mount HoldenE 85°194 m22.5 mi
Mount TomE 85°193 m22.3 mi
Mount JacksonE 85°192 m22.6 mi
Players HillNW 319°187 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 14 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel18 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Salamander10 obs
  • Pearl Crescent10 obs
  • American Robin8 obs
  • European Paper Wasp8 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee8 obs
  • Great Blue Heron7 obs
  • House Sparrow7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/177039002

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