- Elevation, modelled
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 17.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway6.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5933, -87.5723
Riverfront Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Paarlberg Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 6.9 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Calumet Memorial Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riverfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 85° | 214 m | 17.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 84° | 195 m | 15.9 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 333° | 187 m | 22.0 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 19.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 7.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Paarlberg Park: 0.8 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.8 mi
- Vollbrecht Park: 0.9 mi
- Terrace View Park: 0.9 mi
- Gouwens Park: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 0.9 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 6.4 mi
- Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall: 7.0 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 7.2 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 0.9 mi
- HAST Garden: 3.0 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 4.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
- Camp Shabbona Woods: 1.1 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Wentworth Prairie: 2.2 mi
- Wentworth Woods: 2.3 mi
- Calumet City Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 1.1 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 1.1 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 1.2 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 1.2 mi
- Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 5: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 1.9 mi
- Undergoroud Railroad Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Casimir Pulaski: 2.7 mi
- Lansing Firefighters Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Benjamin Harrison: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Prairie Boat: 4.1 mi
- United We Stand: 5.0 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 5.4 mi
- Flick Statue: 5.9 mi
- Lincoln on the Road to Greatness: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 32
- Whihala Beach: 7.6 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 7.6 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 8.0 mi
- Jeorse Park Beach: 8.2 mi
- Munson Beach: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 22
- Sledding Hill: 6.1 mi
- Arbor Hill: 7.2 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 8.3 mi
- Sled Hill: 10.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 1.7 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 17.4 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 21.8 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 | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 9 mi away.
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- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 6 mi
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