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Laketon Bog Nature Preserve

Laketon Bog Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Laketon Bog Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Dunham Hill stands 292 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Laketon Public Access Site, a park 0.5 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 18 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98020, -85.83052

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laketon Public Access Site: 0.5 mi
  • Frantz Park: 2.6 mi
  • Ogan's Landing: 3.5 mi
  • Warvel Park: 3.6 mi
  • Halderman Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 13
Ghost towns: 10
Gardens: 7
  • The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Garden of Valor: 11.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.8 mi
  • The Gardens of Central Park: 18.1 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Key Way: 12.1 mi
  • The Student: 17.0 mi
  • Turtle Sundae: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Pike Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Lake Claire: 20.5 mi
Peaks: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dunham HillNNE 17°292 m21.1 mi
McElroy HillN 354°274 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:56
June solstice06:1220:3821:20
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0616:3517:19

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252837496070737164534030
Precip in2.62.03.03.94.54.84.83.83.42.83.12.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Manchester Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1448284233

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