William W. Powers State Recreation Area
William W. Powers State Recreation Area is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is William Powers Monument, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 11 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 11.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- William Powers Monument: 0.5 mi
- Nike Ajax Missile: 0.7 mi
- Hegewisch Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- General Casimir Pulaski: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Day Massacre of 1937: 1.7 mi
- Marlene Wesolek Park: 0.6 mi
- Mann Park: 1.0 mi
- Pulaski Park: 1.1 mi
- Burnham Park: 1.3 mi
- Hermit Park: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Lake Overlook: 1.4 mi
- Burnham Prairie: 1.4 mi
- Hegewisch Marsh: 1.8 mi
- Eggers Grove: 1.9 mi
- Park 565 "Indian Ridge Marsh": 2.0 mi
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 2.0 mi
- Beaubien Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.7 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 1: 3.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 3: 3.9 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 2: 3.9 mi
- Schrage Mansion: 2.5 mi
- Mascot Hall of Fame: 2.8 mi
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center (FCEC): 2.9 mi
- Calumet City Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Sand Ridge Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Calumet City (Pink Smiley Face) Water Tower: 2.7 mi
- Calumet City (Yellow Smiley Face) Water Tower: 4.5 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 5.6 mi
- Michelle Obama's Childhood Home: 7.4 mi
- Al Capone's House: 8.5 mi
- HAST Garden: 2.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.9 mi
- Altgeld Gardens Community Farm: 3.1 mi
- City Hall Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
- United We Stand: 3.0 mi
- Prairie Boat: 3.1 mi
- Pride Of East Side: 3.8 mi
- Sims Metal Management Mural: 4.7 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Mural: 5.0 mi
- Whihala Park West Beach: 2.7 mi
- Whihala Beach: 2.7 mi
- Hammond Marina Beach: 3.0 mi
- Munson Beach: 3.6 mi
- Calumet Beach: 3.8 mi
- Arbor Hill: 8.6 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 9.1 mi
- Sledding Hill: 9.8 mi
- Belly Button Hill: 10.6 mi
- Sled Hill: 12.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 6.5 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 22.3 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 22.4 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Tedens: 22.9 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William W. Powers State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | E 101° | 214 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | ESE 102° | 195 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Holden | E 89° | 194 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 89° | 193 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Jackson | E 89° | 192 m | 24.8 mi |
| Players Hill | NW 321° | 187 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
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, 14 mi away.
- Mute Swan192 obs
- Painted Turtle181 obs
- Canada Goose147 obs
- Great Egret145 obs
- White-tailed Deer133 obs
- Mallard116 obs
- Great Blue Heron112 obs
- Killdeer100 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/229731721
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Far Southeast Side · 3 mi
- East Chicago · 4 mi
- Hammond · 4 mi
- Lansing · 6 mi
- Chicago/Chatham-South Shore · 7 mi
- Harvey · 7 mi
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