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Barker Mansion

Barker Mansion from directly overhead

Barker Mansion is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Straw, a historic site 0.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71490, -86.90276

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks: 47
  • Crescent Dune: 0.9 mi
  • Bismarck Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 1.3 mi
  • Mount McCray: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Jensen: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Blue Chip Hotel: 0.6 mi
  • Tortoise: 0.7 mi
  • Monkey Island: 0.7 mi
  • Raptors: 0.7 mi
  • Hawks: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Yellow Straw: 0.4 mi
  • Warren Nelson Plaque: 0.6 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Navy Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Coast Guard Memorial: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Washington Park Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Crescent Dune Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Baldy Beach: 1.8 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 10
  • Duet: 0.8 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 11.8 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 11.8 mi
  • Orville Redenbacher: 19.0 mi
  • Tuskegee Airmen: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 5.9 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 8.9 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillE 99°280.4 m21.3 mi
Mount EdwardNE 47°242 m22.4 mi
Mount RandallNE 50°235 m20.8 mi
Tower HillNE 50°233 m20.4 mi
Pikes PeakNE 49°229 m20.3 mi
Mount FullerNE 49°227 m20.0 mi
Great Warren DuneNE 49°225 m21.7 mi
Mount LieberWSW 248°214 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1215:3616:21

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/496415440

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