- Elevation
- 217 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway0.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4729, -87.6452
Hecht Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 217 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Steger Veteran's Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 0.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 217 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hecht Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ENE 65° | 214 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ENE 63° | 195 m | 22.0 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 22.5 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 23 mi
- Viewing area · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steger Veteran's Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Indian & Pioneer Campground: 1.0 mi
- Chicago Heights Veterans' Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Dixie Highway: 6.1 mi
- Camp Thornton: 6.2 mi
- King's Grove: 0.6 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods: 1.2 mi
- Halsted Woods: 2.7 mi
- Joe Orr Woods: 3.1 mi
- Spirit Trail Park: 3.8 mi
- Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 0.6 mi
- Sauk Trial Woods Grove 1: 0.9 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 5: 0.9 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 2: 1.0 mi
- Sauk Trail Woods Grove 3: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Jackson Park: 1.2 mi
- Murphy Park: 1.4 mi
- Jirtle Park: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Arche Fountain: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 2.3 mi
- Windwaves: 3.9 mi
- Illinois Landscape N 5: 3.9 mi
- Bodark Arc: 3.9 mi
- Old Zion Museum: 10.0 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 10.1 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Robbins Illinois History Museum: 12.1 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 15.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
- HAST Garden: 11.8 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 12.9 mi
- Ceadar Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
- Buffington Harbor Beach: 16.4 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 16.4 mi
- Whihala Beach: 16.7 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 16.8 mi
- Big Hill: 5.2 mi
- Sledding Hill: 7.6 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 11.0 mi
- Arbor Hill: 11.8 mi
- Sled Hill: 13.2 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Tedens: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Chicago Heights · 2 mi
- South Suburbs · 5 mi
- Dyer · 7 mi
- Lansing · 8 mi
- Beecher · 9 mi
- Munster · 9 mi
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