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Jefvert Gamebird Habitat Area

Jefvert Gamebird Habitat Area from directly overhead

Jefvert Gamebird Habitat Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Creek, a attraction 1.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Access
permit

How to reach it

Coordinates40.66050, -87.50161

74 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Dawson Park: 3.9 mi
  • Robert R. Batton Park: 8.4 mi
  • Cast Park: 8.7 mi
  • Fowler Town Park: 9.7 mi
  • Milford Township Park: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Historic sites: 3
  • Origin of Milford: 10.5 mi
  • JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 10.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.7 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 SB: 23.1 mi
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 NB: 23.2 mi
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar Creek: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillSSE 157°206 m23.9 mi
Hog Back HillSSE 154°204 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2020:4421:25
September equinox07:3819:1319:49
December solstice08:1116:4317:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252840516271747265544130

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentland, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1451418553

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