Eel River Wildlife Management Area
Eel River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Morgan Hill stands 205 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Eck Park: 7.9 mi
- Davis Park: 8.4 mi
- Honeywell Park and Pool: 9.5 mi
- Charley Creek Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Broadmore Park: 9.9 mi
- Replica Liberty Bell: 8.7 mi
- Replica Statue of Liberty: 8.7 mi
- Wabash Bicentennial: 9.5 mi
- Old Wabash Jr. High Site: 10.0 mi
- Browns of Wabash: 10.1 mi
- Turtle Sundae: 8.1 mi
- Key Way: 9.9 mi
- Yellow Chair: 13.9 mi
- Willard the Bicentennial Bison: 20.0 mi
- "Boy and Girl on a Trike": 20.0 mi
- International Circus Hall of Fame: 7.9 mi
- Circus City Festival Museum: 8.7 mi
- Miami County Museum: 8.7 mi
- Wabash County Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
- North Manchester Center of History: 14.8 mi
- Paw Paw: 1.9 mi
- Anson: 3.3 mi
- Wooleytown: 4.3 mi
- Brownell: 5.2 mi
- Niconza: 6.5 mi
- Stockdale Mill: 4.2 mi
- Roann Covered Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Charley Creek Garden Maze: 9.9 mi
- Mark Honeywell - Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Lonely Red Caboose: 10.2 mi
- Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek: 1.6 mi
- Asherwood: 9.3 mi
- Seven Pillars Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Disko Fen: 10.4 mi
- Laketon Bog Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Garden of Valor: 10.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.5 mi
- Peru Garden Club: 10.8 mi
- The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 15.5 mi
- Bodyworks Studio Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Morgan Hill: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eel River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | WSW 242° | 205 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:38 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:36 | 17:20 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wabash, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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