Mike Kiley Forest Preserve
Mike Kiley Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Albany Park, a park 0.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 88 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Red-tail Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 87.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Albany Park: 0.8 mi
- Water Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Small Park: 1.2 mi
- Davis-Purdue Agriculture Center Forest: 4.9 mi
- Redkey Park: 5.4 mi
- Skinny Truck: 9.7 mi
- Appeal to the Great Spirit: 10.2 mi
- Catalyst: 10.3 mi
- EXTESS: 10.5 mi
- Hurley Goodall Statue: 10.5 mi
- Ball Brothers Pillars: 10.4 mi
- Wysor Building Arch: 10.7 mi
- Burnt Piano Factory: 12.0 mi
- Abandoned Graduate Student Research Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailor Monument: 15.3 mi
- Dunkirk Glass Museum: 5.9 mi
- National Model Aviation Museum: 9.4 mi
- Minnetrista Cultural Center: 10.3 mi
- The Bob Ross Experience: 10.6 mi
- Moore-Youse Home Museum: 10.6 mi
- White River Woods: 9.4 mi
- John Craddock Wetlands Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Hughes Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Southside turkey lives here.: 12.0 mi
- Dutro-Ernst Woods: 13.3 mi
- Site 6: 9.3 mi
- Site 5: 9.4 mi
- site 1: 9.5 mi
- site 3: 9.8 mi
- site 8: 10.2 mi
- Demolished Greenhouse: 11.7 mi
- Memory Garden: 22.9 mi
- Buddha Garden: 22.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Gnome Garden: 22.9 mi
- Spider Hill: 11.1 mi
- Twin Hills: 16.3 mi
- Imagination Hill: 22.8 mi
- Rest area: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mike Kiley Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Hill | WSW 241° | 288 m | 11.1 mi |
| Twin Hills | NNE 20° | 287 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:17 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:34 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:35 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmland 5 NNW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1008204477
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- New Castle · 26 mi
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