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Bicentennial Woods

Bicentennial Woods from directly overhead

Bicentennial Woods is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Sand Hill stands 328 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert C. and Rosella C. Johnson Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
ACRES Land Trust
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.24857, -85.14279

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Classic Heights Family Park: 1.4 mi
  • Open Pond Family Area: 1.7 mi
  • Huntertown Park: 2.4 mi
  • Park Place Park 3: 5.0 mi
  • Park Place Gazibo: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 42
Artworks: 32
  • Komodo Dragon Statue: 9.8 mi
  • Orangutan Statue: 9.8 mi
  • Sera: 10.9 mi
  • Lawton: 11.2 mi
  • Alice Hamilton: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 20
  • DeBrands Chocolate: 5.3 mi
  • Piere's: 8.4 mi
  • Colobus Monkey: 9.7 mi
  • Sumatran Tiger: 9.7 mi
  • De Brazza's monkey: 9.7 mi
Museums: 17
Peaks: 7
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 11.3 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Auburn Rest Area Northbound: 4.4 mi
  • Pigeon Creek Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Blue Cast Spring: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillNNW 347°328 m18.8 mi
Diamond HillNW 305°312 m23.9 mi
Baby MountainNNW 340°309 m15.8 mi
Parkview HillSSE 152°257 m5.1 mi
Buckner HillSSW 201°250 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0820:3621:18
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0416:3117:15

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636485967716962513928
Precip in2.52.32.74.04.73.93.53.93.23.03.12.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garrett 1 S, 6 mi away.

  • large white trillium34 obs
  • wild geranium29 obs
  • Solomon's plume29 obs
  • mayapple27 obs
  • Ebony Jewelwing26 obs
  • bloodroot24 obs
  • round-lobed hepatica24 obs
  • Great Blue Heron23 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/149694420

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