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Bill and Fran Meyer

Bill and Fran Meyer from directly overhead

Bill and Fran Meyer is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Jackson, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 10 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.66272, -87.05037
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Indiana Dunes State Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 3.1 mi
  • Indian Springs Park: 3.4 mi
  • Dunewood Campground: 3.5 mi
  • Brincka Cross Gardens: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 42
  • Mount Jackson: 0.0 mi
  • Mount Holden: 0.2 mi
  • Mount Tom: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Miner: 0.4 mi
  • Mount Russell: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Charles and Lorraine Sandor: 0.6 mi
  • Tremont (New City West): 1.0 mi
  • Nike Missile Silos: 2.5 mi
  • Verteran's Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Merchant Marine Memorial: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 34
  • Waverly Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Porter Beach: 1.2 mi
  • East Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Ridge Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Dune Acres Beach: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 34
Museums: 22
Gardens: 20
  • Hosta Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Formal Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Daylily Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Entrance Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Duet: 9.0 mi
  • Tuskegee Airmen: 11.1 mi
  • Octave Chanute: 11.1 mi
  • Father Marquette Monument: 11.3 mi
  • Orville Redenbacher: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 8.4 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 5.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bill and Fran Meyer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberWSW 251°214 m10.2 mi
Chanute HillWSW 255°195 m11.6 mi
Mount HoldenNW 311°194 m0.2 mi
Mount TomW 270°193 m0.3 mi
Mount JacksonWNW 294°192 m0.0 mi
Mount BaldyENE 64°185 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838485969737265544231
Precip in2.22.02.33.64.34.34.04.13.63.82.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 3 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Indiana Dunes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12132819380

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