Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Harrison-Crawford State Forest is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 171 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is O'Bannon Woods State Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 171 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 156.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 29.7 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Greenbrier Knob: 2.2 mi
- Scout Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Scott Hill: 4.4 mi
- Windell Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mathes Hill: 6.2 mi
- Wyandotte Woods: 1.1 mi
- Harrison Spring: 5.2 mi
- Lawson Park: 8.3 mi
- Battle of Corydon Park: 8.5 mi
- Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square: 8.8 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Blice Point: 17.4 mi
- The Narrows: 19.4 mi
- Blunk Point: 20.2 mi
- Vault Point: 20.2 mi
- O'Bannon Woods State Park: 0.5 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 8.7 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 24.4 mi
- Constitution Elm: 8.7 mi
- Frank Obannon: 8.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 14.0 mi
- Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado: 14.1 mi
- 1974 Tornado Victims: 14.1 mi
- Grable Spring: 9.5 mi
- Miles Spring: 9.9 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 23.4 mi
- Spring Cave: 24.0 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 11.7 mi
- Marengo Cave: 13.4 mi
- Caboose Car: 22.5 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 8.8 mi
- West Point History Museum: 22.4 mi
- Wynnsboro: 7.1 mi
- Fairview Lavender Farm: 18.4 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Harrison-Crawford State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | ENE 79° | 302 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 336° | 287 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hayes Hill | SSE 149° | 282 m | 9.3 mi |
| Seigs Hill | NNE 21° | 281 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hogback Hill | S 179° | 280 m | 18.9 mi |
| Buck Knobs | SSE 151° | 280 m | 21.1 mi |
| Henry Ott Hill | NNE 28° | 278 m | 10.0 mi |
| Reno Hill | NNE 18° | 278 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:33 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:48 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Marengo).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — English, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358677942
Day trips start here
- Corydon · 9 mi
- Georgetown · 19 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 24 mi
- New Albany · 26 mi
- Louisville · 28 mi
- Clarksville · 30 mi
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