"Let There Be Light"
"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
- 8.4 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- A Frame · 24 mi
- Terry's Turn · 24 mi
- No Return · 24 mi
- The Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Don & Vi Lebrun Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Gale Hagan Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Flory-Gemmer Marsh Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Herbert L. Taylor Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Liberty Mills Public Access Site: 6.8 mi
- South Whitley: 0.1 mi
- Gutscher Sanitarium: 6.6 mi
- Larwill, Indiana: 6.7 mi
- The Island: 8.1 mi
- Whitley County Vietnam Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Wildwood Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Wendell and Evelyn Dygert Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Laketon Bog Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Richey Woods Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Pehkokia Woods Preserve: 14.1 mi
- The Haunted Jail: 8.9 mi
- M3 Light Tank: 16.1 mi
- The Dixie Historic Sternwheel Paddleboat Tour: 16.9 mi
- Roann Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Stockdale Mill: 20.1 mi
- 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
- The Student: 14.1 mi
- Jesus Statue: 17.4 mi
- Lifestarts: 20.0 mi
- Key Way: 21.7 mi
- Oculus: 23.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Niconza: 18.8 mi
- Monument City: 22.1 mi
- Paw Paw: 22.3 mi
- Hooversburg: 23.6 mi
- Dunham Hill: 13.8 mi
- McElroy Hill: 17.9 mi
- Buckner Hill: 21.1 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Every Kids Dreamland: 8.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunham Hill | NNW 342° | 292 m | 13.8 mi |
| McElroy Hill | NW 315° | 274 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buckner Hill | E 88° | 250 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:38 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:34 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia City, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13102724790
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