Garden · Indiana
Friends of the Gardens
Friends of the Gardens is a garden in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. The nearest named place is Matter Park Gardens, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 63 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.58574, -85.66619
- 63.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Matter Park Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Matter Park: 0.1 mi
- Matter Park: 0.2 mi
- North Matter Park Meadow: 0.3 mi
- Westlea Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 35
- American Legion Veteran's Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Ivanhoe's Garfield: 12.3 mi
- Taylor Univesity Tennis Courts: 12.3 mi
- James B. Wheeler: 12.5 mi
- Turner Plaza: 12.5 mi
Museums: 11
- Jonesboro Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Gas City Museum: 7.1 mi
- Wabash County Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- Greentown Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- Historic Forks of the Wabash: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Taylor Wilderness: 11.6 mi
- Asherwood: 17.4 mi
- Seven Pillars Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Mary Thornton Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Tel-Hy Nature Preserve: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Monument City: 12.9 mi
- Cary: 14.4 mi
- Renner: 14.6 mi
- Snow Hill: 15.1 mi
- Mollie: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 6
- Firefighter Garfield Statue: 7.5 mi
- Key Way: 17.2 mi
- Spirit of the American Doughboy: 18.2 mi
- Statue of Soldier: 20.5 mi
- Miami Indian: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- M3 Stuart: 7.3 mi
- Lonely Red Caboose: 16.7 mi
- Mark Honeywell - Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Charley Creek Garden Maze: 17.2 mi
- Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Butterfly Garden: 16.5 mi
- Garden of Valor: 17.7 mi
- Peru Garden Club: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Charley Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest area: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cliffs of the Seven Double Pillars: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Claire: 23.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:36 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:36 | 17:19 |
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 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion 2 N, under a mile away.
- Virginia bluebells6 obs
- Monarch5 obs
- Amur honeysuckle5 obs
- Dryad's Saddle5 obs
- Mallard4 obs
- Common Watersnake4 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel4 obs
- giant puffball4 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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