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Memorial Park

Memorial Park from directly overhead

Memorial Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Casimir Pulaski, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 8.5 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
180 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Calumet Memorial Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.61827, -87.53132

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Casimir Pulaski: 0.2 mi
  • Lincoln Funeral Train Historic Marker: 0.4 mi
  • Benjamin Harrison: 0.9 mi
  • Small Stone Henge Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Pulaski Park: 0.2 mi
  • Dan Rabin Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Harrison Park: 0.9 mi
  • People's Park: 0.9 mi
  • Commisioners Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Attractions
  • Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 1.9 mi
  • Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 2.0 mi
  • Peteyville Christmas Lights: 4.1 mi
  • Homewood Railroad Viewing Platform: 8.1 mi
  • Genesis Convention Center: 10.0 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 36
  • Whihala Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Whihala Park West Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Jeorse Park Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Hammond Marina Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Buffington Harbor Beach: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Arbor Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Sled Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Belly Button Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberE 91°214 m15.1 mi
Chanute HillE 90°195 m13.7 mi
Mount HoldenE 82°194 m24.9 mi
Mount TomE 83°193 m24.7 mi
Players HillNW 326°187 m21.5 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, 12 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • sensitive fern52 obs
  • Canadian lousewort39 obs
  • common bracken37 obs
  • yellow star grass36 obs
  • American Royal Fern36 obs
  • Canada mayflower31 obs
  • hoary puccoon30 obs
  • butterfly milkweed29 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/135920165

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