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Buzzard Hill

Buzzard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Hill rises to 300 m in Indiana. Diamond Hill stands 312 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunny Side Park, a park 2.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33137575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
300 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.46533, -85.81860

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunny Side Park: 2.4 mi
  • DeFries Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • River Preserve County Park: 3.4 mi
  • Baintertown Park: 3.6 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 19
  • Reith Interpretive Center: 7.6 mi
  • Elkhart County 4-H Fair Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Goshen Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Wakarusa Historical Society: 11.2 mi
  • Elkhart Environmental Center: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 9
Attractions: 7
  • M101: 9.4 mi
  • Amish Acres: 10.5 mi
  • The Dixie Historic Sternwheel Paddleboat Tour: 11.8 mi
  • M3 Light Tank: 15.8 mi
  • Confluence of The Little Elkhart and St. Joseph Rivers: 17.6 mi
Peaks: 6
Rest areas: 2
  • Builders Association-Elkhart,: 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Pike Lake Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Dallas Lake Beach: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond HillE312 m15.4 mi
Dunham HillSSE292 m14.4 mi
The KnobsE292 m14.9 mi
Mt. PumpkinN287 m10.6 mi
McElroy HillS274 m14.0 mi
Sugar HillENE273 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1919:56
June solstice06:1020:3921:21
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0716:3317:17

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838496070737164534130
Precip in1.71.62.03.44.23.53.74.02.93.02.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goshen Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 431917 — Buzzard Hill, Elkhart County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358650337

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