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Bendix Woods County Park

Bendix Woods County Park from directly overhead

Bendix Woods County Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-northeast, 0.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Otahnagon Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates41.66740, -86.49828
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • New Carlisle Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Leo Jasinski Public Access Site: 6.0 mi
  • Township Park: 6.1 mi
  • Camp Millhouse: 8.2 mi
  • Phillip St. Clair Park: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 34
  • Tree Sign: 0.4 mi
  • Birthday Chair: 12.3 mi
  • MTB Skills Area: 13.6 mi
  • St. Joseph County Fairgrounds: 14.6 mi
  • South Vista: 15.7 mi
Museums: 32
Historic sites: 30
  • Better Homes of South Bend: 11.3 mi
  • Indiana Territorial Line: 13.2 mi
  • War Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Freedom Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Clark Memorial Fountain: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 29
  • La Porte History Mural: 12.1 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 12.2 mi
  • Labyrinth: 12.7 mi
  • Holy Family Statue: 13.5 mi
  • Red Throne: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 18
Gardens: 18
Beaches: 11
  • Stone Lake Beach: 13.0 mi
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Weko Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Otahnagon Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • Hardwoods: 0.2 mi
  • Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 14.3 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillENE 78°280.4 m0.2 mi
Vargo HillSE 132°270 m10.8 mi
Reeves HillSE 132°264 m10.1 mi
Mount EdwardNNW 347°242 m18.9 mi
Mount RandallNNW 344°235 m17.4 mi
Tower HillNNW 342°233 m17.3 mi
Pikes PeakNNW 342°229 m17.3 mi
Mount FullerNNW 341°227 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2219:58
June solstice06:1220:4321:25
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:1016:3517:19

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737485969727164524030
Precip in2.72.32.33.54.24.03.84.03.53.72.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Bend AP, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • large white trillium22 obs
  • prairie trillium21 obs
  • Solomon's plume19 obs
  • false rue anemone17 obs
  • blue phlox14 obs
  • Broad-leaf Waterleaf14 obs
  • Dryad's Saddle14 obs
  • common pawpaw11 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/425974978

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