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Hermit Park

Hermit Park from directly overhead

Hermit Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is General Casimir Pulaski, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 9.9 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hammond Parks & Recreation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.63844, -87.52310

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • General Casimir Pulaski: 0.4 mi
  • Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 1.1 mi
  • Hegewisch Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Casimir Pulaski: 1.6 mi
  • William Powers Monument: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Pulaski Park: 0.5 mi
  • Burnham Park: 1.2 mi
  • Marlene Wesolek Park: 1.2 mi
  • People's Park: 1.2 mi
  • Dan Rabin Plaza: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 2.3 mi
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 3.3 mi
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 4.4 mi
  • Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 8.8 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites
Beaches: 36
  • Whihala Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Munson Beach: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Arbor Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Sled Hill: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberE 96°214 m14.8 mi
Chanute HillE 96°195 m13.3 mi
Mount HoldenE 86°194 m24.3 mi
Mount TomE 86°193 m24.2 mi
Mount JacksonE 86°192 m24.5 mi
Players HillNW 323°187 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

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, 13 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Egret103 obs
  • Great Blue Heron87 obs
  • Killdeer86 obs
  • Mute Swan79 obs
  • Mallard72 obs
  • Painted Turtle71 obs
  • Canada Goose69 obs
  • Hooded Merganser58 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/179540722

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