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"Let There Be Light"

"Let There Be Light" from directly overhead

"Let There Be Light" is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Dunham Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Don & Vi Lebrun Courtyard, a park 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
During the year 1837 in a log cabin near this spot David Parrett taught the First School in Whitley County.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.08296, -85.62806

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 17
Museums: 13
  • Whitley County Ag Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Whitley County Fire Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Museum: 9.0 mi
  • North Manchester Center of History: 9.4 mi
  • Historic Forks of the Wabash: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 8
  • The Student: 14.1 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 17.4 mi
  • Lifestarts: 20.0 mi
  • Key Way: 21.7 mi
  • Oculus: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 7
  • The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 9.3 mi
  • Nature American Garden: 10.2 mi
  • The Gardens of Central Park: 16.0 mi
  • Garden of Valor: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Pike Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Lake Claire: 15.9 mi
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 17.6 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of "Let There Be Light". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dunham HillNNW 342°292 m13.8 mi
McElroy HillNW 315°274 m17.9 mi
Buckner HillE 88°250 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1819:55
June solstice06:1120:3821:19
September equinox07:3119:0519:42
December solstice08:0516:3417:18

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737496069727064524030
Precip in2.52.02.63.84.34.63.94.13.02.93.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia City, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13102724790

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