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Moore's Creek State Recreation Area

Moore's Creek State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Moore's Creek State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Paynetown State Recreation Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 13 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates39.06728, -86.45631

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paynetown State Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Allens Creek State Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Hardin Ridge Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • North Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 4.5 mi
  • Jackson Creek Park: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 60
Historic sites: 27
Artworks: 17
Attractions: 16
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 5.2 mi
  • Monroe Convention Center: 7.9 mi
  • Shirley Springs Cave: 8.0 mi
  • Upland Brewing Company: 8.5 mi
  • Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 7.4 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 7.9 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Scoutcraft: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 1.8 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 1.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moore's Creek State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillENE 62°322 m14.5 mi
Bearwallow HillNE 45°313 m18.1 mi
Taylor HillENE 71°309 m23.7 mi
Hohen PointENE 67°307.8 m13.4 mi
Hesitation PointENE 59°306 m13.7 mi
Patterson HillENE 72°299 m23.3 mi
Dowell HillENE 69°294 m24.1 mi
Cooks HillNNE 23°292 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2120:3621:16
September equinox07:3419:0919:45
December solstice08:0216:4517:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536372757467554334
Precip in3.82.93.75.25.45.44.63.43.83.83.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Indiana Univ, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/626027252

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