Moraine Nature Preserve
Moraine Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 259 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Hill Farm County Park, a park 2.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Hill Farm County Park: 2.2 mi
- Rogers Lakewood Park: 2.6 mi
- Rogers Lakewood Park: 2.8 mi
- Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Brookdale County Park: 3.2 mi
- Meadowbrook Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Zona Wildlife Refuge: 4.6 mi
- J. Timothy Ritchie Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Dale B Engquist Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Reynold's Creek Game Bird Habitat Area: 6.1 mi
- Hamilton Slide: 8.4 mi
- Mount Leman: 8.4 mi
- Petingill Dune: 8.4 mi
- Mount Tim: 8.4 mi
- Mount Miner: 8.5 mi
- Verteran's Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Nike Missile Silos: 6.9 mi
- Tremont (New City West): 7.5 mi
- Nike Missile Site C47: 7.7 mi
- Charles and Lorraine Sandor: 8.5 mi
- Founders Rock: 5.8 mi
- Jump: 6.0 mi
- Jump: 6.1 mi
- Jump: 6.1 mi
- Jump: 6.1 mi
- Ridge Beach: 8.6 mi
- East Beach: 8.6 mi
- Porter Beach: 8.6 mi
- Dune Acres Beach: 8.7 mi
- Waverly Beach: 8.7 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 5.6 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 13.4 mi
- Octave Chanute: 13.4 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 13.5 mi
- Duet: 14.2 mi
- Porter County Museum: 5.6 mi
- Porter County Jail: 5.6 mi
- Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: 7.2 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 9.3 mi
- Barker Mansion: 13.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 8.3 mi
- Hosta Garden: 8.3 mi
- Daylily Garden: 8.3 mi
- Welcome Garden: 9.6 mi
- Hitz Family Rose Garden: 9.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.8 mi
- Tool Shed: 13.8 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 13.8 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 14.1 mi
- Breakwater Light: 14.1 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 5.8 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 21.1 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 10.1 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 6.6 mi
- Tremont: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moraine Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | WNW 294° | 214 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chanute Hill | WNW 292° | 195 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Holden | NNW 348° | 194 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNW 347° | 193 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Jackson | N 349° | 192 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Baldy | NNE 22° | 185 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valparaiso WTR WKS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/439115735
Day trips start here
- Portage · 8 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 9 mi
- Hobart · 13 mi
- Lake Station · 13 mi
- Gary · 17 mi
- Merrillville · 17 mi
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