- Elevation
- 179 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway13.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6832, -87.4871
Whiting Lakefront Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded 179 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Formal Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 13 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 179 m
- Operated by
- Whiting Parks & Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiting Lakefront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | ESE 110° | 214 m | 13.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 112° | 195 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Holden | E 93° | 194 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 94° | 193 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Jackson | E 93° | 192 m | 22.6 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 313° | 187 m | 19.6 mi |
- 13.2 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 15.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
- 13.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Formal Garden: 0.1 mi
- South Chicago Farm: 4.3 mi
- HAST Garden: 4.9 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 0.4 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 4.4 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Bronzeville Children's Museum: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
- Whiting Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 2.7 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 2.8 mi
- William Powers Monument: 2.9 mi
- General Casimir Pulaski: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Whihala Beach County Park: 0.7 mi
- Volunteer Park: 0.7 mi
- Tom Smolen Park: 1.0 mi
- Forsythe Park: 1.4 mi
- Amoco Park: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 2.1 mi
- Beaubien Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 5.5 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 6.5 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 6.5 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Eggers Grove: 2.1 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 3.9 mi
- Heron Pond: 4.3 mi
- Burnham Prairie: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Pride Of East Side: 3.3 mi
- United We Stand: 3.7 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 4.0 mi
- Tribute to the Past: 4.4 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 4.5 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 52
- Whihala Beach: 0.6 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 1.0 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 1.8 mi
- Munson Beach: 2.8 mi
- Calumet Beach: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 38
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 8.6 mi
- Arbor Hill: 9.3 mi
- Sledding Hill: 11.5 mi
- Chanute Hill: 12.3 mi
- Sled Hill: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Swallow Cliffs: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tremont: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Rain Garden Springs: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 14 mi away.
Day trips start here
- East Chicago · 3 mi
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 4 mi
- Hammond · 5 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 7 mi
- Chicago/Hyde Park · 9 mi
- Lansing · 9 mi
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