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Wendell and Evelyn Dygert Nature Preserve

Wendell and Evelyn Dygert Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Wendell and Evelyn Dygert Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Sand Hill stands 328 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kessler (Savoy & Agnes) Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
ACRES Land Trust
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.22541, -85.50988

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camp Whitley: 3.5 mi
  • Patriotic Park: 4.1 mi
  • Whitley County 4-H Fair grounds: 4.3 mi
  • Morsches Park: 4.6 mi
  • Every Kids Dreamland: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 50
Artworks: 34
  • Jesus Statue: 11.5 mi
  • The Student: 16.2 mi
  • Lifestarts: 18.7 mi
  • Komodo Dragon Statue: 20.3 mi
  • Orangutan Statue: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Attractions: 21
Museums: 17
  • Whitley County Ag Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Whitley County Fire Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Churubusco History Center: 9.9 mi
  • Veteran's National Memorial Shrine & Museum: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Nature American Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 5.5 mi
  • The Gardens of Central Park: 17.9 mi
  • The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Discovery Garden: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 7.8 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Pike Lake Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Dallas Lake Beach: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Auburn Rest Area Northbound: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillNE 36°328 m24.8 mi
Diamond HillN 358°312 m15.2 mi
Baby MountainNE 40°309 m21.3 mi
Buzzard HillNW 316°300 m23.0 mi
Dunham HillWNW 287°292 m11.0 mi
The KnobsN 356°292 m18.1 mi
McElroy HillW 279°274 m19.0 mi
Sugar HillNNW 331°273 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:54
June solstice06:1020:3721:19
September equinox07:3019:0519:41
December solstice08:0516:3317:17

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737496069727064524030
Precip in2.52.02.63.84.34.63.94.13.02.93.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia City, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/149699320

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