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Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve

Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Twin Hills stands 287 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Munroe Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 96 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of the Limberlost

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.55487, -85.03360

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Limberlost State Historic Site: 4.5 mi
  • Limberlost State Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Affolder Park: 5.1 mi
  • Fields Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • Limberlost Park: 6.2 mi
Museums: 5
  • Museum of the Soldier Inc: 8.8 mi
  • Wells Co Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Dunkirk Glass Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Adams County Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Mercer County Historical Msm: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Bikini Bottom Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Ubauche Swimming Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Kayak Launch & Beach Area: 13.2 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillsSW 236°287 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1619:52
June solstice06:1020:3421:15
September equinox07:2819:0319:39
December solstice08:0116:3317:17

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838506171747265534131
Precip in2.92.43.04.04.64.64.63.93.22.93.12.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berne Wwtp, 10 mi away.

  • Io Moth8 obs
  • Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth8 obs
  • Indigo Bunting7 obs
  • Common Whitetail7 obs
  • Monarch6 obs
  • Dickcissel5 obs
  • Black Swallowtail5 obs
  • American Toad5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/898627235

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