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Flory-Gemmer Marsh Preserve

Flory-Gemmer Marsh Preserve from directly overhead

Flory-Gemmer Marsh Preserve is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Dunham Hill stands 292 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Herbert L. Taylor Nature Preserve, a park 1.3 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 14 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.03193, -85.70913

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 37
Museums: 12
  • North Manchester Center of History: 3.9 mi
  • Whitley County Ag Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Historic Forks of the Wabash: 14.1 mi
  • Whitley County Fire Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Gardens: 6
  • The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 14.7 mi
  • Garden of Valor: 15.5 mi
  • Nature American Garden: 15.7 mi
  • The Gardens of Central Park: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Claire: 16.3 mi
  • Pike Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • The Student: 14.7 mi
  • Key Way: 16.7 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 20.7 mi
  • Lifestarts: 24.0 mi
Peaks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dunham HillN 360°292 m16.6 mi
McElroy HillNNW 333°274 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1120:3821:19
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0516:3417:18

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252837496070737164534030
Precip in2.62.03.03.94.54.84.83.83.42.83.12.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Manchester Wwtp, 4 mi away.

  • American pokeweed3 obs
  • Black Swallowtail3 obs
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker2 obs
  • North American Wheel Bug2 obs
  • common ragweed2 obs
  • American Toad2 obs
  • European Starling1 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/256921613

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