Culinary Garden
Culinary Garden is a garden in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Diamond Hill stands 312 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is DeFries Gardens, a park 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- DeFries Gardens: 0.1 mi
- River Preserve County Park: 1.2 mi
- Baintertown Park: 1.5 mi
- Sunny Side Park: 1.5 mi
- Celebration Park: 4.4 mi
- Five Medals Village: 1.4 mi
- Benton Lutheran Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- Site of Syracuse School: 5.6 mi
- Nappanee Dog Park: 10.0 mi
- Rober Callander Dedication Stone.: 10.2 mi
- Reith Interpretive Center: 5.4 mi
- Elkhart County 4-H Fair Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Goshen Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Wakarusa Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Middlebury Community Historical: 13.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Fidler Pond Garden: 5.0 mi
- Burdick Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Goshen Health Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Oppenheim Woods: 11.3 mi
- Wesdorp Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Jesse & Agnes Riegsecker Natural Area: 13.4 mi
- Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Reserve: 13.7 mi
- Lieber Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Sky Rhythms: 4.4 mi
- Broken Shield: 4.6 mi
- Dream Chaser: 6.1 mi
- John Yoder Memorial Sculpture: 8.0 mi
- Art Walk Entrance: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area - 7: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 5.6 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sugar Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mt. Pumpkin: 8.0 mi
- The Knobs: 13.8 mi
- Diamond Hill: 14.9 mi
- M101: 12.0 mi
- Amish Acres: 12.0 mi
- The Dixie Historic Sternwheel Paddleboat Tour: 13.5 mi
- Confluence of The Little Elkhart and St. Joseph Rivers: 16.0 mi
- M3 Light Tank: 18.4 mi
- Builders Association-Elkhart,: 12.8 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 18.5 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 17.6 mi
- Dallas Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Culinary Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Hill | ESE 105° | 312 m | 14.9 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | SSW 202° | 300 m | 2.7 mi |
| The Knobs | E 94° | 292 m | 13.8 mi |
| Dunham Hill | SSE 164° | 292 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mt. Pumpkin | N 5° | 287 m | 8.0 mi |
| McElroy Hill | SSW 193° | 274 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sugar Hill | ESE 103° | 273 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:39 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:32 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goshen Muni AP, 2 mi away.
- Common Watersnake11 obs
- Northern Map Turtle8 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider7 obs
- false rue anemone7 obs
- Northern Cardinal5 obs
- Common Garter Snake5 obs
- Painted Turtle5 obs
- Western Honey Bee5 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.
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