Hughes Nature Preserve
Hughes Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the west-northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 82 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Red Tail Conservancy
How to reach it
- 81.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverview Park: 0.2 mi
- McCulloch Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Park: 0.6 mi
- Meeks Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Gilbert Historic Park: 0.7 mi
- EXTESS: 0.7 mi
- Hurley Goodall Statue: 0.7 mi
- Charles Willard statue: 0.9 mi
- Skinny Truck: 0.9 mi
- Native American sculptures: 1.0 mi
- Wysor Building Arch: 1.0 mi
- Ball Brothers Pillars: 1.2 mi
- Burnt Piano Factory: 2.2 mi
- Abandoned Graduate Student Research Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Memorial to the American Indian: 13.2 mi
- Moore-Youse Home Museum: 0.9 mi
- Delaware County Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Muncie Children's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Minnetrista Cultural Center: 1.2 mi
- The Bob Ross Experience: 1.3 mi
- John Craddock Wetlands Nature Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Southside turkey lives here.: 2.5 mi
- Dutro-Ernst Woods: 3.7 mi
- White River Woods: 5.1 mi
- Mike Kiley Forest Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Site 5: 3.1 mi
- Site 6: 3.2 mi
- site 8: 3.2 mi
- site 1: 3.3 mi
- site 3: 3.4 mi
- Demolished Greenhouse: 2.5 mi
- Memory Garden: 13.2 mi
- Buddha Garden: 13.3 mi
- Gnome Garden: 13.3 mi
- Spider Hill: 2.4 mi
- Imagination Hill: 13.2 mi
- Rest area: 15.0 mi
- White River Bluff: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hughes Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Hill | WNW 294° | 288 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:34 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:36 | 17:19 |
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 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muncie Delaware CO AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/124795908
Day trips start here
- New Castle · 19 mi
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