Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve
Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sycamore Land Trust
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 29.0 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- Campbell's Park: 4.6 mi
- Marci Jane Lewis Park and Ellettsville Youth Sports Complex: 4.8 mi
- Well Site Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Upper Cascades Park: 5.6 mi
- Arganbright Hill: 6.8 mi
- Gallimore Hill: 8.5 mi
- Maxwell Hill: 9.2 mi
- Goat Hill: 9.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.7 mi
- Powell Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Griffy Lake Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Bob Klawitter Lake Lemon Woods: 8.5 mi
- Scarlet Oak Woods: 8.6 mi
- McCormick's Creek State Park: 8.6 mi
- Ferry Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Camp Hughes: 7.3 mi
- USS Indiana Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Miller-Showers Park Renovation - 2003: 7.4 mi
- Peden barn: 7.7 mi
- Red, Blond, Black, and Olive: 7.1 mi
- Axis: 7.3 mi
- Bloomington Waters: 8.0 mi
- Bloomington Banquet: 8.0 mi
- The Human Brain: 8.0 mi
- Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 6.9 mi
- Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection: 7.0 mi
- The Farmer House Museum: 7.9 mi
- William H. Mathers Museum of World Cultures: 8.1 mi
- Monroe County History Center: 8.2 mi
- Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 5.1 mi
- Secrest Ferry Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Upland Brewing Company: 7.7 mi
- Monroe Convention Center: 8.3 mi
- Crum Point: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Blue Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Fox Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Butler Park Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 8.2 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 8.2 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 15.8 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 20.4 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Scoutcraft: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Eagle Quest: 17.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 6.3 mi
- McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 8.1 mi
- Upper Cataract Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lower Cataract Falls: 17.4 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 15.8 mi
- Hulman Beach: 24.1 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Anita: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | ESE 113° | 322 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | E 96° | 313 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hohen Point | ESE 117° | 307.8 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hesitation Point | ESE 114° | 306 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cooks Hill | ENE 76° | 292 m | 14.0 mi |
| Maple Hill | ESE 104° | 291 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NE 55° | 291 m | 14.9 mi |
| Baughman Hill | E 101° | 287 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:23 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:37 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:45 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Indiana Univ, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/963225703
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