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Herbert L. Taylor Nature Preserve

Herbert L. Taylor Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Herbert L. Taylor Nature Preserve is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Dunham Hill stands 292 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Mills Public Access Site, a park 1.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.04375, -85.72849

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Liberty Mills Public Access Site: 1.1 mi
  • Flory-Gemmer Marsh Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Ruppel Sports Complex: 3.1 mi
  • Town Life Center Park: 3.2 mi
  • Warvel Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
Museums: 11
  • North Manchester Center of History: 3.7 mi
  • Whitley County Ag Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Whitley County Fire Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Kosciusko County Historical Society: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Gardens: 6
  • The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 3.0 mi
  • The Gardens of Central Park: 15.1 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 15.1 mi
  • Garden of Valor: 16.0 mi
  • Nature American Garden: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Pike Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Lake Claire: 17.6 mi
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 23.4 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 23.5 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • The Student: 13.5 mi
  • Key Way: 17.2 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herbert L. Taylor Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dunham HillN 3°292 m15.9 mi
McElroy HillNNW 334°274 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1220:3821:19
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
  • Amur honeysuckle2 obs
  • Killdeer1 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/256921576

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