Crooked Creek State Recreation Area
Crooked Creek State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bucker Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 15 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
- Endicott Observation Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site: 2.8 mi
- Middle Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 3.1 mi
- Brown County State Park: 3.6 mi
- North Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 4.0 mi
- Paynetown State Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Story Monument: 6.1 mi
- Stone Head: 9.4 mi
- Jebediah Springfield: 10.9 mi
- Peau Rouge Indiana: 11.3 mi
- Showalter Fountain: 11.5 mi
- Bucker Knob: 2.3 mi
- Terrill Ridge: 2.5 mi
- John Grubb Ridge: 3.7 mi
- Browning Hill: 4.1 mi
- Frank Grubb Ridge: 4.2 mi
- Firecrafter Leadership Circle: 6.2 mi
- Hoagy Carmichael Sculpture: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Herman B Wells Statue: 11.7 mi
- Theodore Rose Well House: 11.7 mi
- Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art: 11.5 mi
- Wylie House Museum: 11.8 mi
- William H. Mathers Museum of World Cultures: 11.9 mi
- Monroe County History Center: 12.0 mi
- WonderLab Museum: 12.2 mi
- Dam Overlook Platform: 11.7 mi
- Monroe Convention Center: 12.1 mi
- Upland Brewing Company: 12.5 mi
- Shirley Springs Cave: 14.2 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 15.9 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 2.8 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 6.6 mi
- Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 11.5 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 12.2 mi
- Butler Park Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Kelly Point: 11.1 mi
- Unlikely Wall: 12.2 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Crum Point: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Scoutcraft: 6.4 mi
- Eagle Quest: 6.4 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 5.6 mi
- Starve Hollow State Beach: 23.5 mi
- Cascades Falls: 13.2 mi
- Medora Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crooked Creek State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | NE 50° | 322 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | NNE 29° | 313 m | 12.4 mi |
| Taylor Hill | ENE 69° | 309 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hohen Point | ENE 58° | 307.8 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hesitation Point | NE 43° | 306 m | 7.1 mi |
| Patterson Hill | ENE 71° | 299 m | 16.1 mi |
| Dowell Hill | ENE 66° | 294 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cooks Hill | N 3° | 292 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:35 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:44 | 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 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Indiana Univ, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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