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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
Gardens: 18
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 16
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 HillE 95°312 m15.4 mi
Dunham HillSSE 157°292 m14.4 mi
The KnobsE 84°292 m14.9 mi
Mt. PumpkinN 9°287 m10.6 mi
McElroy HillS 191°274 m14.0 mi
Sugar HillENE 77°273 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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