- Elevation, modelled
- 210 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Carlisle Hill280.4 m · 15.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway6.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6827, -86.7878
Flora Richardson Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled 210 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Motts Park, a park 2.8 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Flora Richardson Foundation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flora Richardson 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 | 15.2 mi |
| Vargo Hill | ESE 110° | 270 m | 24.4 mi |
| Reeves Hill | ESE 109° | 264 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNE 31° | 242 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNE 33° | 235 m | 18.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 32° | 233 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 32° | 229 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NNE 31° | 227 m | 17.8 mi |
- 6.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Motts Park: 2.8 mi
- Nelson Park: 3.9 mi
- Congdon Park: 4.1 mi
- Karwick Nature Area: 4.1 mi
- Kiwanis-Teledyne Park: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Trail Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 3.0 mi
- NIPSCO and Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 3.2 mi
- Creek Ridge County Park: 3.4 mi
- Barker Woods Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 48
- Bismarck Hill: 6.3 mi
- Crescent Dune: 7.1 mi
- Mount Baldy: 7.4 mi
- Mount McCray: 8.0 mi
- Mount Jensen: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 33
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 4.9 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Lake Clare: 5.1 mi
- MTB Skills Area: 5.5 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 5.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 5.2 mi
- WW2 Monument "Victory Was Ours": 5.3 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 6.0 mi
- Yellow Straw: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 24
- Stone Lake Beach: 5.1 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 6.1 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 6.4 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 6.7 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 7.3 mi
Museums: 17
- Pioneer Land: 6.3 mi
- Barker Mansion: 6.3 mi
- Rumely Allis-Chalmers LaPorte Heritage Center: 6.5 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 7.4 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 6.8 mi
- Daylily Garden: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Potawatomi Warrior: 6.0 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 6.0 mi
- Duet: 6.5 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 20.5 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Hardwoods: 14.8 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil Shed: 6.7 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.7 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 6.7 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 7.1 mi
- Breakwater Light: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Indiana Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 6.2 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- 1 Foot Falls: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tremont: 13.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 6 mi away.
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