Leonard Springs Nature Park
Leonard Springs Nature Park is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shirley Springs Cave, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Bloomington, Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Karst Farm Park: 1.6 mi
- Monroe County Fair Grounds: 1.7 mi
- Wapehani Mountain Bike Park: 2.0 mi
- Camp Wapehani: 2.1 mi
- Park Square Park: 2.8 mi
- Depot Hill: 8.1 mi
- Jimmy Sexton Hill: 9.3 mi
- Pike Hill: 9.4 mi
- Frog Pond Ridge: 12.6 mi
- Red Hill: 13.0 mi
- Wayne Woods Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Canyon Forest Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Porter West Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 5.7 mi
- Latimer Woods: 6.0 mi
- Large quarry remnants: 3.1 mi
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: 4.5 mi
- Monon Memorial Plaque: 4.5 mi
- Sample Gates: 4.9 mi
- Theodore Rose Well House: 5.0 mi
- Bluetip Billiards: 4.3 mi
- Animal Island: 4.6 mi
- Bloomington Banquet: 4.6 mi
- Bloomington Waters: 4.7 mi
- Pygmalion's Art Supplies "Red Studio": 4.8 mi
- Shirley Springs Cave: 0.2 mi
- Monroe Convention Center: 4.4 mi
- Upland Brewing Company: 4.9 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 6.4 mi
- Dam Overlook Platform: 8.7 mi
- WonderLab Museum: 4.5 mi
- Wylie House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Monroe County History Center: 4.7 mi
- The Farmer House Museum: 4.8 mi
- William H. Mathers Museum of World Cultures: 5.1 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 4.5 mi
- Butler Park Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 13.2 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 19.6 mi
- Crum Point: 5.4 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Unlikely Wall: 7.2 mi
- Kelly Point: 8.2 mi
- Pine Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Scoutcraft: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Eagle Quest: 9.7 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Cascades Falls: 6.0 mi
- McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Upper Cataract Falls: 25.0 mi
- Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 9.0 mi
- Palestine: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Leonard Springs Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | E 80° | 322 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | ENE 65° | 313 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hohen Point | E 84° | 307.8 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hesitation Point | E 79° | 306 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cooks Hill | NE 45° | 292 m | 20.9 mi |
| Maple Hill | ENE 61° | 291 m | 16.7 mi |
| Baughman Hill | ENE 61° | 287 m | 18.0 mi |
| Browning Hill | ESE 102° | 283 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:36 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:45 | 17:28 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Monroe CO AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/152946319
Take the scenic way to Leonard Springs Nature Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.