Myrna J. Newgent Preserve
Myrna J. Newgent Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardwoods, a picnic site 3.7 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bendix Woods County Park: 3.8 mi
- New Carlisle Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Allesee Park: 7.0 mi
- Hastings park: 7.1 mi
- Warsaw Park: 7.6 mi
- Spicer Lake Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Calvin Huff Wildlife Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Kesling Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Castle Keep: 10.7 mi
- Tree Sign: 4.3 mi
- MTB Skills Area: 9.8 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 15.2 mi
- Lake Clare: 15.8 mi
- Birthday Chair: 16.1 mi
- Scipio Township School: 11.6 mi
- Better Homes of South Bend: 15.1 mi
- War Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Indiana Territorial Line: 16.5 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 16.7 mi
- Carlisle Hill: 4.0 mi
- Reeves Hill: 12.4 mi
- Vargo Hill: 13.1 mi
- Mount Fuller: 17.6 mi
- Bismarck Hill: 17.6 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 8.2 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 8.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 16.5 mi
- Holy Family Statue: 17.3 mi
- Red Throne: 17.5 mi
- La Porte County Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 9.3 mi
- Pioneer Land: 10.2 mi
- Rumely Allis-Chalmers LaPorte Heritage Center: 10.4 mi
- Three Oaks Bicycle Museum: 10.7 mi
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Bird feeding area: 15.4 mi
- flower walk: 16.2 mi
- Lakeville Unity Garden: 17.3 mi
- Stone Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 14.0 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 17.3 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 17.6 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 18.0 mi
- Hardwoods: 3.7 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 22.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.1 mi
- Tool Shed: 18.1 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 18.1 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 18.5 mi
- Breakwater Light: 18.7 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 12.0 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 18.8 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 20.4 mi
- Tremont: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Myrna J. Newgent Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | ENE 72° | 280.4 m | 4.0 mi |
| Vargo Hill | ESE 118° | 270 m | 13.1 mi |
| Reeves Hill | ESE 116° | 264 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Edward | N 358° | 242 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Randall | N 356° | 235 m | 18.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 355° | 233 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pikes Peak | N 354° | 229 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Fuller | N 354° | 227 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1447982961
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 28 mi
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