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Garfield Park

Garfield Park from directly overhead

Garfield Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 221 m. Mount Nebo stands 291 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Garfield Park Sunken Gardens, a garden 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 2.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
221 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.73375, -86.14517
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Garfield Park Conservatory: 0.2 mi
  • Columbia Park: 0.6 mi
  • Baumann Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Sexton Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Statue: 0.7 mi
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.1 mi
  • Mitohseenionki: 1.4 mi
  • Indianapolis Flag Photo Spot: 1.7 mi
  • Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 35
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 2.8 mi
  • Site A: 10.4 mi
  • Site C: 10.4 mi
  • Site B: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Watanabe Garden: 2.7 mi
  • White River Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • Cottage Home Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Chatham Arch Community Garden: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 19
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Rest areas: 6
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.5 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 14.6 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.2 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 24.4 mi
  • Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Morse Beach: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboSSW 205°291 m24.9 mi
Keller HillWSW 239°283 m17.5 mi
Kelly HillSSE 158°264 m8.8 mi
Polk HillSSE 164°261 m9.1 mi
Donalds KnollS 173°258 m16.0 mi
Hog BackESE 101°258 m22.9 mi
McFarren HillSE 142°256 m24.4 mi
Turkey HillS 187°253 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1820:3621:17
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0316:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040526271747366544232
Precip in3.12.33.74.55.05.43.93.63.23.23.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel60 obs
  • Western Honey Bee39 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee29 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle28 obs
  • Monarch25 obs
  • Northern Cardinal23 obs
  • Red Admiral23 obs
  • Canada Goose19 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/352372936

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