Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve
Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cubby House Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 145 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
How to reach it
- 144.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 16.6 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Cubby House Hill: 0.3 mi
- Hounds Leap: 0.6 mi
- Daisy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Williams Knob: 3.0 mi
- Bowers Knob: 3.9 mi
- Pekin Park: 6.6 mi
- Greenville Park: 7.9 mi
- Galena Lamb Park: 8.0 mi
- Letty Walter Park: 8.1 mi
- Pembroke Park: 8.4 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 8.2 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 8.8 mi
- Landscape: 13.1 mi
- Winged Man: 13.3 mi
- Lucy Higgs Nichols: 13.3 mi
- New Albany Sign: 13.4 mi
- Old Clarksville Site: 14.1 mi
- Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau: 15.8 mi
- Preservation Station Caboose: 16.1 mi
- Jeffersonville Overlook: 16.2 mi
- Division Street School: 13.0 mi
- In Loving Memory of Darrell Anthony Sweet: 13.4 mi
- U.S. Marine Hospital: 14.9 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Statue: 15.8 mi
- War Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Carnegie Center for Art and History: 13.1 mi
- Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 13.3 mi
- Portland Museum: 14.9 mi
- Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center: 15.1 mi
- Clark County Museum: 15.6 mi
- Virginia Pine-Chestnut Oak Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- White Oak Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.8 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 21.0 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 21.7 mi
- Scribner Garden: 13.3 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 20.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 20.5 mi
- Blice Point: 16.2 mi
- Water: 17.8 mi
- Vault Point: 22.2 mi
- Blunk Point: 22.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.9 mi
- Springville: 12.1 mi
- Marshfield: 18.2 mi
- Wynnsboro: 22.7 mi
- Miles Spring: 19.4 mi
- Grable Spring: 19.9 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | NNE 33° | 304 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hickman Hill | S 185° | 302 m | 15.5 mi |
| Rock Knob | NNE 31° | 291 m | 10.7 mi |
| Spickert Knob | SSE 161° | 289 m | 9.2 mi |
| Oak Knob | NNE 29° | 288 m | 10.3 mi |
| Warren Hill | WNW 284° | 284 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | WNW 288° | 283 m | 20.0 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NNW 330° | 282 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:32 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:45 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1324872241
Day trips start here
- Floyds Knobs · 10 mi
- Georgetown · 12 mi
- New Albany · 13 mi
- Clarksville · 14 mi
- Charlestown State Park · 15 mi
- Jeffersonville · 15 mi
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