- Elevation, modelled
- 189 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Carlisle Hill280.4 m · 20.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway10.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7279, -86.8795
Sand Castle Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled 189 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfall Park, a park 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 10 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Castle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | ESE 102° | 280.4 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 47° | 242 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 50° | 235 m | 19.3 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 50° | 233 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 49° | 229 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 49° | 227 m | 18.5 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 48° | 225 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Lieber | WSW 247° | 214 m | 20.1 mi |
- 10.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Waterfall Park: 0.1 mi
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- Putting Green Park: 0.3 mi
- Winding Creek Cove Park: 0.6 mi
- Krueger Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- NIPSCO and Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 2.5 mi
- Barker Woods Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 2.7 mi
- Trail Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Creek Ridge County Park: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 47
- Bismarck Hill: 0.8 mi
- Crescent Dune: 2.3 mi
- Mount Baldy: 2.8 mi
- Mount McCray: 3.4 mi
- Mount Jensen: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 33
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 0.9 mi
- Zebras: 1.1 mi
- Fallow deer: 1.1 mi
- Australian Walk About: Wallaby and Emu: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 0.9 mi
- Rotary Centennial Monument: 1.1 mi
- Yellow Straw: 1.2 mi
- Rawson Memorial Stone Plaque: 1.2 mi
- WWI Monument: 1.3 mi
Beaches: 25
- Stop 7 Beach: 0.5 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 0.7 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 1.2 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 2.4 mi
- Mount Baldy Beach: 3.3 mi
Museums: 17
- Barker Mansion: 1.5 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 6.6 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 8.2 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 8.3 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 16
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Daylily Garden: 7.2 mi
- Hosta Garden: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 7
- Duet: 1.0 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 11.4 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 11.5 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 20.3 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 6.7 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Hardwoods: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 1.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 1.4 mi
- Tool Shed: 1.4 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 1.7 mi
- Breakwater Light: 1.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Indiana Welcome Center: 4.5 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 7.6 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- 1 Foot Falls: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tremont: 10.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 11 mi away.
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