Nature Garden at Vernon Commons
Nature Garden at Vernon Commons is a garden in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Commons, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 1.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 120.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the The Historic Michigan Road Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sam Calli/Rosemary Calli Memorial Overlook · 1 mi
- Hackman Overlook · 10 mi
- Endicott Observation Deck · 11 mi
- Private · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Commons: 0.0 mi
- Vernon Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Yard at Vernon Gym: 0.3 mi
- Yard at Vernon Gym: 0.4 mi
- Muscatatuck County Park: 0.9 mi
- Stellar Plaza archway: 1.8 mi
- Metal Art at Stellar Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Lions: 2.1 mi
- When I Was Your Age: 20.6 mi
- Flight: 20.8 mi
- Alberta A Marsh Memorial Bench: 0.2 mi
- Vernon Time Capsule: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial Bench: 0.3 mi
- 1864 Civil War Memorial Bench: 0.3 mi
- 1865 Civil War Memorial Bench: 0.3 mi
- Victorian Home: 0.2 mi
- Jennings County Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Hayden Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Eleutherian College: 11.6 mi
- Seymour Museum Center: 15.4 mi
- Selmier State Forest: 3.0 mi
- Guthrie Woods: 6.5 mi
- Pennywort Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods: 13.2 mi
- Anderson Falls: 18.1 mi
- Clifty Falls: 17.6 mi
- Little Clifty Falls: 17.6 mi
- Tunnel Falls: 18.1 mi
- Wallace Falls: 18.2 mi
- Hoffman Falls: 18.8 mi
- Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 0.3 mi
- Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 19.7 mi
- Big Cedar Cliffs: 22.8 mi
- Courthouse Pinic Tables: 0.2 mi
- Trail 8 Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Baby Beech Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Wrights Hill: 16.2 mi
- Hassmer Hill: 20.4 mi
- Pinnacle: 22.2 mi
- Commons Milkweed Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Irwin Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Barbersville: 18.0 mi
- Marshfield: 21.3 mi
- Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 0.0 mi
- Vinegar Mill: 0.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nature Garden at Vernon Commons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hassmer Hill | ENE 70° | 293 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | WSW 250° | 289 m | 22.2 mi |
| Wrights Hill | WNW 295° | 197 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:32 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:42 | 17:24 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Vernon 2 ESE, 1 mi away.
- mayapple16 obs
- Virginia bluebells16 obs
- prairie trillium14 obs
- blue phlox12 obs
- Celandine Poppy11 obs
- American cancer-root10 obs
- woodland stonecrop10 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle9 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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