Griffy Lake Nature Preserve
Griffy Lake Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection, a museum 1.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bloomington Parks & Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Cascades Park: 1.1 mi
- Lower Cascades Park: 1.2 mi
- Miller-Showers Park: 1.6 mi
- Northwest Quad Green Space: 2.0 mi
- Crestmont Park: 2.5 mi
- Pike Hill: 5.4 mi
- Jimmy Sexton Hill: 7.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.4 mi
- High King Hill: 9.5 mi
- Maple Hill: 10.9 mi
- Latimer Woods: 3.3 mi
- Dan Willard Woods: 4.3 mi
- Scarlet Oak Woods: 4.4 mi
- Campbell Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- USS Indiana Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Miller-Showers Park Renovation - 2003: 1.8 mi
- Hoagy Carmichael Sculpture: 2.3 mi
- Herman B Wells Statue: 2.5 mi
- Theodore Rose Well House: 2.5 mi
- Red, Blond, Black, and Olive: 1.6 mi
- Axis: 1.8 mi
- The Human Brain: 2.1 mi
- Light Totem: 2.3 mi
- Indiana Arc: 2.3 mi
- Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection: 1.1 mi
- William H. Mathers Museum of World Cultures: 2.3 mi
- Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- The Farmer House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Monroe County History Center: 2.5 mi
- Upland Brewing Company: 2.2 mi
- Monroe Convention Center: 2.8 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 3.6 mi
- Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Shirley Springs Cave: 6.9 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Crum Point: 12.1 mi
- Unlikely Wall: 12.4 mi
- Kelly Point: 12.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Butler Park Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 2.7 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 10.3 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 15.9 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Scoutcraft: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Eagle Quest: 11.5 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Cascades Falls: 1.2 mi
- McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Upper Cataract Falls: 22.6 mi
- Lower Cataract Falls: 23.2 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 9.6 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
- Anita: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Griffy Lake Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | E 98° | 322 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | ENE 78° | 313 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hohen Point | ESE 104° | 307.8 m | 16.1 mi |
| Hesitation Point | E 98° | 306 m | 15.2 mi |
| Cooks Hill | NE 51° | 292 m | 14.0 mi |
| Maple Hill | ENE 79° | 291 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 34° | 291 m | 17.0 mi |
| Baughman Hill | ENE 77° | 287 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:23 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:36 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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