Barker Woods Nature Preserve
Barker Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Woods, a park 0.8 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruby Woods: 0.8 mi
- Ames Field Park: 1.1 mi
- Nelson Park: 1.2 mi
- Zilla Park: 1.3 mi
- Adams Park: 1.4 mi
- Trail Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Creek Ridge County Park: 2.1 mi
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 2.9 mi
- NIPSCO and Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 3.1 mi
- Father Basil Moreau Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Crescent Dune: 2.6 mi
- Bismarck Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Baldy: 2.7 mi
- Mount McCray: 3.2 mi
- Mount Jensen: 3.5 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 2.0 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Tortoise: 2.6 mi
- Raptors: 2.6 mi
- Monkey Island: 2.6 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 0.9 mi
- WW2 Monument "Victory Was Ours": 1.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.0 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 2.1 mi
- Yellow Straw: 2.3 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 2.7 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 2.9 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 3.0 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 3.1 mi
- Mount Baldy Beach: 3.1 mi
- Barker Mansion: 2.1 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 5.5 mi
- Pioneer Land: 9.3 mi
- Rumely Allis-Chalmers LaPorte Heritage Center: 9.4 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 9.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 2.7 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.7 mi
- Daylily Garden: 5.7 mi
- Hosta Garden: 5.7 mi
- Duet: 2.7 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 9.9 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 10.0 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 17.9 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 20.0 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 5.9 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Hardwoods: 19.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 2.6 mi
- Tool Shed: 2.6 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 2.6 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 3.1 mi
- Breakwater Light: 3.2 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 7.5 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 8.9 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 6.0 mi
- Tremont: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barker Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | E 94° | 280.4 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 42° | 242 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 44° | 235 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 44° | 233 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 44° | 229 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 44° | 227 m | 20.4 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 43° | 225 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Lieber | WSW 255° | 214 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/493212950
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 12 mi
- Portage · 17 mi
- Lake Station · 21 mi
- Hobart · 23 mi
- Gary · 25 mi
- Merrillville · 27 mi
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