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Bedford Christian Camp

Bedford Christian Camp from directly overhead

Bedford Christian Camp is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 187 m. Warren Hill stands 284 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Palestine, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 1.3 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81561, -86.48777

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 4H Fairgrounds: 2.2 mi
  • Wilson Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bedford skateboard park: 3.1 mi
  • Thornton Park: 3.1 mi
  • Harp Commons: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 46
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 18
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 1.8 mi
  • Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District: 3.2 mi
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 3.2 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Big Joe Palooka: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 13
Museums: 11
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 3.2 mi
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 6.0 mi
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 19.3 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Wylie House Museum: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 23.2 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 24.3 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 24.6 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Eagle Quest: 16.4 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pluto Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Spring Cave: 21.7 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Warren HillSSE 148°284 m22.9 mi
Browning HillNE 35°283 m21.0 mi
Sand Bank HillSE 146°283 m22.1 mi
Hickory RidgeNNE 32°279 m17.6 mi
Smith HillSE 140°277 m22.1 mi
Gobblers KnobSW 214°276 m9.6 mi
Rariden HillSSW 199°274 m4.2 mi
Frank Grubb RidgeNNE 26°274 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2220:3521:15
September equinox07:3419:1019:45
December solstice08:0216:4617:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536371747367554334
Precip in3.42.73.95.15.65.24.33.63.43.53.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oolitic Purdue EX FM, 6 mi away.

  • Northern Cardinal4 obs
  • Common Box Turtle3 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider2 obs
  • northern spicebush2 obs
  • multiflora rose2 obs
  • Black Vulture1 obs
  • Cedar Waxwing1 obs
  • Blue Jay1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358648829

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