Sunken Gardens
Sunken Gardens is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Buckner Hill stands 250 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Huntington
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 75.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Terry's Turn · 24 mi
- A Frame · 24 mi
- No Return · 24 mi
- St. Mary's overlook Deck · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Elmwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Centennial Park: 0.6 mi
- Drover Park: 0.7 mi
- General Slack Park: 0.7 mi
- Fred A. Loew Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 1.5 mi
- "Let There Be Light": 15.5 mi
- South Whitley: 15.5 mi
- The Island: 17.0 mi
- Kin-com-a-ong Spring Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Key Way: 17.3 mi
- Lifestarts: 17.4 mi
- Oculus: 18.2 mi
- Cow Box: 22.8 mi
- Three Rivers Sculpture: 23.3 mi
- Charley Creek Garden Maze: 17.3 mi
- Lonely Red Caboose: 17.4 mi
- Mark Honeywell - Memorial: 17.7 mi
- The Haunted Jail: 19.2 mi
- Painting Fun Spot: 20.9 mi
- Victory Noll Acres: 0.8 mi
- Pehkokia Woods Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Tel-Hy Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
- Peace Farm Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Huntington County Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Historic Forks of the Wabash: 1.4 mi
- Roanoke Area Heritage Center: 9.0 mi
- North Manchester Center of History: 16.1 mi
- Wabash County Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
- Garden of Valor: 16.1 mi
- The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 16.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.1 mi
- Indiana Giving Gardens: 18.8 mi
- Nature American Garden: 20.2 mi
- Lake Claire: 2.7 mi
- Westlakes Beach: 16.6 mi
- Fitzgeald Beach: 16.8 mi
- Fishing Beach: 21.3 mi
- Kayak Launch & Beach Area: 21.9 mi
- Monument City: 9.2 mi
- Niconza: 23.5 mi
- Paw Paw: 23.9 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- Every Kids Dreamland: 19.2 mi
- Buckner Hill: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunken Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckner Hill | NE 45° | 250 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:36 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:34 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington, 2 mi away.
- Nosy Pill Woodlouse74 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider31 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly31 obs
- Variegated Lady Beetle29 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle25 obs
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug22 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse18 obs
- Milky Slug17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1458077358
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