- Elevation, modelled
- 180 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 18.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway7.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6072, -87.5943
Riverfront Park is a park in Illinois, at a modelled 180 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway passes 7.4 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Dolton 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 88° | 214 m | 18.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | E 87° | 195 m | 17.0 mi |
| Players Hill | NNW 334° | 187 m | 20.6 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 18.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 8.6 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riverview Park: 0.0 mi
- Pacesetter Park: 0.3 mi
- Gouwens Park: 0.5 mi
- Little Calumet Park: 0.5 mi
- Van Oostenbrugge Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Undergoroud Railroad Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Former Lincoln School Entrance: 2.2 mi
- Riverdale Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Hoxie Farm / Wampum Lake: 2.6 mi
- Ton Farm Underground Railroad Site: 3.1 mi
Museums
Gardens
- Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.3 mi
- HAST Garden: 3.7 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 4.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Camp Shabbona Woods: 1.8 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Wentworth Prairie: 2.6 mi
- Calumet City Prairie Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Brownell Woods: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 1.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 1.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 2.0 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 2.0 mi
- Wampum Lake Picnic Grove 5: 2.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks
- Prairie Boat: 3.0 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 4.0 mi
- United We Stand: 5.7 mi
- Marshall Major Taylor: 6.5 mi
- Flick Statue: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 31
- Whihala Park West Beach: 7.4 mi
- Whihala Beach: 7.5 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 7.6 mi
- Munson Beach: 7.9 mi
- Calumet Beach: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 21
- Belly Button Hill: 7.0 mi
- Sledding Hill: 7.5 mi
- Arbor Hill: 8.6 mi
- Sled Hill: 12.1 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 2.0 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 17.6 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 21.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tedens: 20.4 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 | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Harvey · 3 mi
- Lansing · 4 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 5 mi
- Hammond · 5 mi
- Blue Island · 6 mi
- Munster · 6 mi
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