Meadows Picnic Area
Meadows Picnic Area is a picnic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Diamond Hill stands 312 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area 5, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Goshen Parks & Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Shanklin Park: 0.1 mi
- Millrace Park: 0.3 mi
- Mullet Park: 0.4 mi
- Linway Lake Park: 0.5 mi
- Burdick Park: 0.5 mi
- Reith Interpretive Center: 0.3 mi
- Goshen Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Elkhart County 4-H Fair Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Elkhart Environmental Center: 8.2 mi
- Middlebury Community Historical: 9.6 mi
- Dream Chaser: 0.5 mi
- Broken Shield: 1.1 mi
- Sky Rhythms: 1.3 mi
- John Yoder Memorial Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Elk: 10.1 mi
- Burdick Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Goshen Health Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Five Medals Village: 4.3 mi
- Benton Lutheran Cemetery: 6.5 mi
- Elkhart Police&Fire Department Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Time Capsule 2027: 10.2 mi
- Havilah Beardsley Monument: 10.7 mi
- Jesse & Agnes Riegsecker Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Wesdorp Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Lieber Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Elkhart Bog Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Karl Chen Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 0.1 mi
- Riverbend Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 0.1 mi
- Mt. Pumpkin: 3.8 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 7.9 mi
- Sugar Hill: 9.5 mi
- The Knobs: 17.0 mi
- Diamond Hill: 18.8 mi
- Confluence of The Little Elkhart and St. Joseph Rivers: 10.5 mi
- Amish Acres: 13.1 mi
- M101: 17.0 mi
- The Dixie Historic Sternwheel Paddleboat Tour: 19.2 mi
- St. Joseph County Fairgrounds: 20.0 mi
- Pleasant Lake East Beach: 20.0 mi
- Dallas Lake Beach: 21.5 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 22.8 mi
- Builders Association-Elkhart,: 7.6 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meadows Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Hill | ESE 119° | 312 m | 18.8 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | S 172° | 300 m | 7.9 mi |
| The Knobs | ESE 112° | 292 m | 17.0 mi |
| Dunham Hill | SSE 163° | 292 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mt. Pumpkin | NE 45° | 287 m | 3.8 mi |
| McElroy Hill | S 184° | 274 m | 21.6 mi |
| Sugar Hill | SE 133° | 273 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:40 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:32 | 17:17 |
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 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goshen 3SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9123404065
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