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The Cedars Preserve

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The Cedars Preserve from directly overhead

The Cedars Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Bluffs, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 12 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Sycamore Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates39.02540, -86.58076

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Indian Creek Township Community Park: 2.3 mi
  • Camp Indi-Co-So: 4.2 mi
  • Judah Community Park: 4.4 mi
  • Jackson Creek Park: 5.8 mi
  • Springville Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Depot Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Maul Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Frog Pond Ridge: 10.6 mi
  • Horsecamp Hill: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Firecrafter Leadership Circle: 8.2 mi
  • Large quarry remnants: 8.5 mi
  • Big Joe Palooka: 9.1 mi
  • Captain Kathryn Janeway: 10.0 mi
  • Monon Memorial Plaque: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 16
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Wonderlab Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 10.6 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 14.6 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Eagle Quest: 8.1 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cedars Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillENE 63°322 m21.8 mi
Hohen PointENE 67°307.8 m20.7 mi
Hesitation PointENE 62°306 m21.0 mi
Maple HillNE 44°291 m20.1 mi
Baughman HillNE 46°287 m21.3 mi
Browning HillE 81°283 m17.3 mi
Kelley HillENE 58°281 m19.8 mi
Dug HillNE 51°280 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2319:58
June solstice06:2220:3621:16
September equinox07:3519:1019:45
December solstice08:0316:4617:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443546472757367554434
Precip in3.42.73.84.94.55.14.93.33.63.73.73.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Monroe CO AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/648795838

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