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Fall Creek Woods

Fall Creek Woods from directly overhead

Fall Creek Woods is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith-Crisler Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 76 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Red-tail Land Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.01882, -85.55733

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Markleville Park: 4.4 mi
  • Cadiztown Park: 6.0 mi
  • Mounds State Park: 6.6 mi
  • General Pulaski Park: 6.7 mi
  • Rangeline Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 48
  • Jesus: 7.0 mi
  • Mary Grotto: 7.1 mi
  • Vardhammana: 7.1 mi
  • Guan Yin: 7.1 mi
  • Confucius: 7.1 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 9
  • Indy Scream Park / White River Paint Ball: 5.6 mi
  • Site 4: 15.7 mi
  • site 8: 15.7 mi
  • site 3: 16.2 mi
  • Site 5: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 15.3 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.6 mi
  • Rest area: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Imagination Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Spider Hill: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Geist Beach: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fall Creek Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spider HillNNE 30°288 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:54
June solstice06:1420:3521:15
September equinox07:3019:0519:41
December solstice08:0116:3817:21

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283241536371747366554333
Precip in3.02.53.54.14.65.24.33.43.13.43.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson Sewage PLT, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13013837903

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