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The Sam and Joy Hulbert Rose Garden

The Sam and Joy Hulbert Rose Garden from directly overhead

The Sam and Joy Hulbert Rose Garden is a garden in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Bald Hill stands 262 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pictures of Past Rose-Hulman Presidents, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

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Coordinates39.48309, -87.32430

Overlooks nearby

Around it

140 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • National Road Heritage Trail: 0.3 mi
  • Hawthorn Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wildwood Camp: 0.7 mi
  • Little Creek Park: 1.2 mi
  • Dobbs Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Pictures of Past Rose-Hulman Presidents: 0.0 mi
  • Elephant made out of Plastic Tubes: 0.0 mi
  • Golden Key Honor Society Certificate: 0.0 mi
  • Elephant Statue and Sundial: 0.0 mi
  • Leave Your Mark (2013): 0.0 mi
Peaks: 16
Museums: 9
Gardens: 7
  • Bamboo Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Bamboo Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Herbs Garden: 1.9 mi
  • ISU Community Garden: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Freedom Shrine: 0.1 mi
  • Finish Line: 3.7 mi
  • Woodlawn Monument Sight: 4.9 mi
  • Craig Park Military Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Claude Matthews Medallion: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Haley Tower: 3.8 mi
  • Watermark Landing: 5.3 mi
  • Log Cabin Chapel: 7.5 mi
  • Bridgeton Mill: 13.9 mi
  • Mansfield Roller Mill: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Twigg Rest Park: 1.1 mi
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Sam and Joy Hulbert Rose Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillENE 63°262 m22.1 mi
Hurricane HillESE 114°242 m24.2 mi
Satan HillESE 115°227 m22.8 mi
Sand HillE 99°207 m19.9 mi
Wolf MoundNW 305°207 m24.7 mi
Yaw HillS 183°205 m11.6 mi
Vinegar HillE 99°205 m15.9 mi
Sanford HillSSW 192°204 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:01
June solstice06:2320:4021:21
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0716:4717:29

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343546473757467554334
Precip in2.62.02.94.74.74.64.33.02.93.43.12.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terre Haute Hulman Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Cardinal78 obs
  • Canada Goose65 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle62 obs
  • white snakeroot50 obs
  • Great Blue Heron47 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander46 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail41 obs
  • mayapple36 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/711875727

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