Japanese Peace Garden
Japanese Peace Garden is a garden in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Moore Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Earlham College
- Access
- Permitted
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 5.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 12.3 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Equestrian Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clear Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Mary Scott Park: 0.5 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Swicker Park(7th street park): 1.0 mi
- Whitewater Valley Land Trust: 4.4 mi
- Steve Swoveland Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Hornbeam Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Modoc Wildlife Management Area: 17.7 mi
- Friends of Fort Jefferson: 19.5 mi
- Seal of the County Commissioners: 0.9 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 1.2 mi
- Ohio: 5.9 mi
- Quest: 23.6 mi
- The Great Seal: 23.7 mi
- Joseph Moore Museum: 0.1 mi
- Richmond Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Model T Museum: 1.4 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Clay Township Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- I Am Old Glory Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 2.3 mi
- Hoosier Hill: 12.8 mi
- Fort Jefferson: 19.6 mi
- Old Fairfield: 21.4 mi
- Old Observatory Garden Area: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Wildflower Seed Library: 23.2 mi
- The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 23.3 mi
- Old Thyme Garden: 23.7 mi
- Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 6.5 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Eastbound): 8.1 mi
- Preble Welcome Center (Eastbound): 8.1 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 8.2 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 8.2 mi
- Hills of Judea: 17.6 mi
- Devils Backbone: 18.8 mi
- Mount Auburn: 19.1 mi
- The Mounds: 23.5 mi
- Garr Hill: 24.2 mi
- Today’s Harvest Corn Maze: 6.5 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 14.9 mi
- Hueston Woods Sugar House: 19.4 mi
- Darke County Fairgrounds: 23.2 mi
- Crawfordsville: 11.2 mi
- Hagerstown: 17.3 mi
- Corwin: 20.1 mi
- Thistlethwaite Falls: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Japanese Peace Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills of Judea | NE 45° | 328 m | 17.6 mi |
| The Mounds | S 190° | 301 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Auburn | SE 135° | 290 m | 19.1 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SE 136° | 288 m | 18.8 mi |
| Garr Hill | S 186° | 288 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:16 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:31 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:36 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond WTR WKS, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel155 obs
- American tuliptree100 obs
- Amur honeysuckle90 obs
- American sycamore80 obs
- lesser celandine75 obs
- American Robin68 obs
- garlic mustard68 obs
- dame's rocket61 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/762083021
Day trips start here
- Richmond · 1 mi
- Connersville · 17 mi
- Oxford · 23 mi
- Greenville · 24 mi
- New Castle · 25 mi
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