- Elevation, modelled
- 273 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Sand Hill328 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:20local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3190, -85.5224
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled 273 m. Sand Hill stands 328 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Nature preserve and environmental learning center run by Goshen College
- Built
- 1980
- Operated by
- Goshen College
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | NE 49° | 328 m | 20.5 mi |
| Knob Hill | NNE 21° | 316 m | 24.6 mi |
| Diamond Hill | N 360° | 312 m | 8.7 mi |
| Baby Mountain | NE 55° | 309 m | 17.3 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | WNW 303° | 300 m | 18.4 mi |
| Dunham Hill | WSW 252° | 292 m | 10.3 mi |
| The Knobs | N 357° | 292 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mt. Pumpkin | NNW 327° | 287 m | 24.7 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Soap Box Derby Hill · 24 mi
- No Return · 24 mi
- A Frame · 24 mi
- The Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Wolflake Park: 1.8 mi
- Wolflake Baseball Park: 2.0 mi
- Pioneer Trails Camp: 5.6 mi
- Kimmell Park: 5.7 mi
- Thomas Estlick, Jr.: 5.1 mi
- Site of First County Court and First Mill: 10.1 mi
- Gutscher Sanitarium: 10.8 mi
- Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas: 10.9 mi
- Larwill, Indiana: 11.0 mi
- The Dixie Historic Sternwheel Paddleboat Tour: 8.9 mi
- The Haunted Jail: 11.4 mi
- M101: 17.0 mi
- M3 Light Tank: 18.3 mi
- DeBrands Chocolate: 23.4 mi
- Whitley County Ag Museum: 11.0 mi
- Whitley County Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- Whitley County Fire Museum: 11.6 mi
- Churubusco History Center: 12.1 mi
- Mid-America Windmill Museum: 16.9 mi
- Diamond Hill: 8.7 mi
- Dunham Hill: 10.3 mi
- The Knobs: 11.6 mi
- Sugar Hill: 14.8 mi
- Baby Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Nature American Garden: 10.7 mi
- Indiana Giving Gardens: 11.9 mi
- The Gardens of Central Park: 18.0 mi
- Culinary Garden: 19.1 mi
- Fidler Pond Garden: 23.0 mi
- Every Kids Dreamland: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area - 7: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 24.2 mi
- Jesus Statue: 8.3 mi
- The Student: 16.8 mi
- Sky Rhythms: 23.0 mi
- Broken Shield: 23.2 mi
- Lifestarts: 24.0 mi
- Blue Lake Public Access Site: 10.2 mi
- Dallas Lake Beach: 16.6 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 17.3 mi
- Fitzgeald Beach: 22.4 mi
- Westlakes Beach: 22.7 mi
- Auburn Rest Area Northbound: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:38 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:32 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northern Indiana WFO, 10 mi away.
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