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McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Habitat Area

McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Habitat Area from directly overhead

McGinnis/Lauerman Gamebird Habitat Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Metro-Sixty Gamebird Habitat Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic 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

Coordinates40.66147, -87.20897

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fowler Town Park: 6.9 mi
  • Remington Community Park: 8.0 mi
  • Terry L. Cooley Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Foster Park: 8.4 mi
  • Rommel Park: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 19
Artworks: 18
  • Lilies: 20.4 mi
  • McGinley Plaza: 22.3 mi
  • When Dreams Dance: 22.3 mi
  • Jupiter: 22.4 mi
  • Saturn: 22.4 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 6
  • Granville: 19.9 mi
  • Captured Spanish Cannon: 21.0 mi
  • Tippecanoe Battlefield Memorial: 21.9 mi
  • Footprints in History: 22.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Bobolink: 23.0 mi
  • Bergamot: 23.1 mi
  • Coneflower Recreation Bldg.: 23.2 mi
  • Blazingstar: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 SB: 8.0 mi
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 NB: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Children's Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Wallace Triangle: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar Creek: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Indiana Beach: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillSSW 195°206 m22.8 mi
Hog Back HillSSW 192°204 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2520:01
June solstice06:1920:4321:24
September equinox07:3719:1219:48
December solstice08:1016:4217:25

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738496170727165534029
Precip in2.52.12.83.94.35.54.54.03.03.12.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chalmers 5 W, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1451428642

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