Goose Creek Game Bird Area
Goose Creek Game Bird Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gesswein Gamebird Habitat Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Academy Park: 4.9 mi
- Rommel Park: 5.1 mi
- Fowler Town Park: 7.4 mi
- Dawson Park: 12.6 mi
- Thompson Park: 13.2 mi
- Gesswein Gamebird Habitat Area: 1.4 mi
- Pointer Ridge Gamebird Habitat Area: 4.3 mi
- Kirsch Gamebird Habitat Area: 6.5 mi
- Watland Gamebird Habitat Area: 8.6 mi
- Knob View Gamebird Habitat Area: 8.7 mi
- Hooker Corner: 4.1 mi
- Locust Grove: 6.6 mi
- Brisco: 6.8 mi
- Dunn: 7.2 mi
- Walnut Grove: 7.7 mi
- Lilies: 22.0 mi
- McGinley Plaza: 23.0 mi
- Saturn: 23.1 mi
- Jupiter: 23.1 mi
- Voss Model Solar System: 23.1 mi
- Granville: 17.9 mi
- Origin of Milford: 20.2 mi
- JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 20.2 mi
- Shadeland School: 23.4 mi
- Trail of Death marker: 23.6 mi
- Hog Back Hill: 11.3 mi
- Copeland Hill: 11.6 mi
- Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 SB: 19.8 mi
- Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 NB: 19.8 mi
- Portland Arch: 20.1 mi
- Portland Arch: 20.5 mi
- Ouiatenon Blockhouse: 21.3 mi
- Red Crown Mini-Museum: 24.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.6 mi
- Sugar Creek: 13.6 mi
- Williamsport Falls: 15.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goose Creek Game Bird Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland Hill | S 173° | 206 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hog Back Hill | SSE 167° | 204 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:43 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:43 | 17:26 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boswell 4wnw, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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