Spicer Lake Nature Preserve
Spicer Lake Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is New Carlisle Memorial Park, a park 3.3 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- New Carlisle Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Carver Park: 5.8 mi
- Dewey Cannon Park: 5.8 mi
- Chamberlain Path: 5.9 mi
- Bendix Woods County Park: 6.0 mi
- Burns Prairie Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Dayton Wet Prairie Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Mud Lake Bog: 6.9 mi
- Sugarwood Forest Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Myrna J. Newgent Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Tree Sign: 6.0 mi
- South Vista: 11.7 mi
- Moore Woodlot: 11.7 mi
- Hosta Bowl: 11.7 mi
- Bauer Terrace: 11.7 mi
- Three Oaks Bicycle Museum: 5.8 mi
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum: 5.9 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 6.0 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 8.5 mi
- Indiana Dinosaur Museum: 9.3 mi
- War Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Better Homes of South Bend: 12.7 mi
- First Church Camp: 12.8 mi
- First Church Camp (water tank): 12.8 mi
- 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 12.8 mi
- Labyrinth: 13.8 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 14.3 mi
- Hybrid Form, Number 2: 14.3 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 14.4 mi
- Holy Family Statue: 14.7 mi
- Carlisle Hill: 5.9 mi
- Mount Fuller: 11.4 mi
- Tower Hill: 11.4 mi
- Pikes Peak: 11.4 mi
- Mount Randall: 11.5 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- flower walk: 9.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.7 mi
- Nature Adventure Garden: 11.7 mi
- Butterfly Larva Garden: 11.7 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 12.4 mi
- Weko Beach: 13.5 mi
- Stone Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 19.0 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 19.4 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 20.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.2 mi
- Tool Shed: 20.2 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 20.4 mi
- Breakwater Light: 20.5 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Hardwoods: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 11.6 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 23.9 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spicer Lake Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | SSE 168° | 280.4 m | 5.9 mi |
| Vargo Hill | SE 146° | 270 m | 15.9 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SE 146° | 264 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Edward | NNW 345° | 242 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNW 340° | 235 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNW 338° | 233 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNW 337° | 229 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NNW 336° | 227 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:22 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:43 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 16:34 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Bend AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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