- Elevation, modelled
- 193 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Carlisle Hill280.4 m · 19.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7093, -86.8672
Water Tower Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled 193 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Congdon Park, a park 0.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Tower Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | E 98° | 280.4 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 43° | 242 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 46° | 235 m | 19.7 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 45° | 233 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 45° | 229 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 45° | 227 m | 18.9 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 44° | 225 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Lieber | WSW 251° | 214 m | 20.2 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Congdon Park: 0.4 mi
- Karwick Nature Area: 0.5 mi
- Ridgeland Park: 0.5 mi
- Pottawattamie Park: 0.8 mi
- Nelson Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Barker Woods Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 1.7 mi
- NIPSCO and Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 1.8 mi
- Trail Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Creek Ridge County Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks: 47
- Bismarck Hill: 1.9 mi
- Crescent Dune: 2.7 mi
- Mount Baldy: 3.1 mi
- Mount McCray: 3.7 mi
- Mount Jensen: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 33
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 1.4 mi
- Tortoise: 2.0 mi
- Raptors: 2.0 mi
- Upper Aviary: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Civil War Monument: 0.9 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 0.9 mi
- WW2 Monument "Victory Was Ours": 1.0 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 1.5 mi
- Yellow Straw: 1.9 mi
Beaches: 25
- Stop 7 Beach: 1.9 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 2.0 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 2.2 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 2.9 mi
- Mount Baldy Beach: 3.6 mi
Museums: 17
- Barker Mansion: 1.9 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 6.6 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 8.4 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 8.5 mi
- Pioneer Land: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 2.3 mi
- Daylily Garden: 7.0 mi
- Hosta Garden: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 7
- Duet: 2.0 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 10.1 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 10.2 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 19.5 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 6.8 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Hardwoods: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil Shed: 2.2 mi
- Tool Shed: 2.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 2.2 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 2.7 mi
- Breakwater Light: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Indiana Welcome Center: 4.3 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 7.5 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- 1 Foot Falls: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tremont: 10.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 10 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 13 mi
- Portage · 18 mi
- Lake Station · 22 mi
- Hobart · 24 mi
- Gary · 26 mi
- Merrillville · 29 mi
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