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Bradford Woods Nature Reserve

Bradford Woods Nature Reserve from directly overhead

Bradford Woods Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Bearwallow Hill stands 313 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Camp, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 12 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana University

How to reach it

Coordinates39.50404, -86.43048

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 59
  • Celebrating the American Familiy: 13.3 mi
  • WWII Monument: 13.3 mi
  • Celebration of Service: 13.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Monument: 13.7 mi
  • Van Buren Elm: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 58
Peaks: 50
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 17
Gardens: 14
  • Prayer Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Enabling Garden: 13.3 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Avon Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 21.2 mi
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 21.4 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 10.4 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow HillSSE 147°313 m20.9 mi
Cooks HillSSE 153°292 m13.5 mi
Mount NeboSE 145°291 m8.2 mi
Maple HillSSE 162°291 m19.7 mi
Baughman HillSSE 158°287 m19.5 mi
Moser HillW 280°284 m18.2 mi
Renner HillSE 129°284 m21.5 mi
Keller HillN 2°283 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2219:58
June solstice06:1920:3721:17
September equinox07:3419:0919:45
December solstice08:0316:4317:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140526270737265534233
Precip in3.22.43.54.85.05.34.13.43.53.53.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/674166940

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