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Walnut Woods Nature Preserve

Walnut Woods Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Walnut Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Islands, a garden 1.9 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates41.44388, -87.19199
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest: 2.2 mi
  • Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest: 2.3 mi
  • Hobart Marsh — Quail Hollow tract: 7.5 mi
  • Hobart Prairie Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Hobart Marsh — Kim tract: 7.8 mi
Parks
  • John B. Curley Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Brandywine Park: 2.8 mi
  • Holiday Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lion's Park: 3.3 mi
  • Harold W. Cleveland Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 44
  • Continental Divide Point: 5.6 mi
  • Sled Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Mount Lieber: 12.1 mi
  • Mount Chicago: 12.2 mi
  • Ski Hill: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Orville Redenbacher: 6.9 mi
  • Father Marquette Monument: 12.4 mi
  • Tuskegee Airmen: 12.6 mi
  • Octave Chanute: 12.6 mi
  • Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 34
Attractions: 32
  • Jump: 5.2 mi
  • Jump: 5.2 mi
  • Jump: 5.2 mi
  • Jump: 5.2 mi
  • Jump: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Big Bass Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Clubhouse Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.5 mi
  • East Shoreline: 12.6 mi
  • West Beach: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Oak Islands: 1.9 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Hitz Family Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
  • ArcelorMittal Adventure Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Bapst Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
Museums: 15
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 17.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberNNW 349°214 m12.1 mi
Chanute HillNNW 342°195 m12.6 mi
Mount HoldenNNE 25°194 m16.8 mi
Mount TomNNE 25°193 m16.7 mi
Mount JacksonNNE 26°192 m16.8 mi
Mount BaldyNE 37°185 m22.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252938506069737165544130
Precip in2.42.22.63.74.64.34.13.62.93.93.32.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valparaiso WTR WKS, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1447976357

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