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Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve

Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve is an attraction in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 24 miles off.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.27697, -86.57839

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Campbell's Park: 4.0 mi
  • Marci Jane Lewis Park and Ellettsville Youth Sports Complex: 4.2 mi
  • Well Site Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Cascades Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 35
Historic sites: 22
  • Ferry Bridge: 6.5 mi
  • Miller-Showers Park Renovation - 2003: 7.2 mi
  • USS Indiana Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Camp Hughes: 7.2 mi
  • Peden barn: 7.2 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 8.0 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 15.9 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Public Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 17.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades Falls: 6.2 mi
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 7.7 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillESE 111°322 m20.8 mi
Bearwallow HillE 95°313 m19.4 mi
Hohen PointESE 116°307.8 m21.0 mi
Hesitation PointESE 112°306 m19.8 mi
Cooks HillENE 75°292 m14.6 mi
Maple HillESE 102°291 m14.3 mi
Mount NeboNE 55°291 m15.5 mi
Baughman HillE 99°287 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2319:58
June solstice06:2120:3721:17
September equinox07:3519:1019:45
December solstice08:0316:4517:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536372757467554334
Precip in3.82.93.75.25.45.44.63.43.83.83.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Indiana Univ, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6507013496

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