O'Bannon Woods State Park
O'Bannon Woods State Park is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrison-Crawford State Forest, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 156.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Greenbrier Knob: 2.3 mi
- Scott Hill: 4.3 mi
- Scout Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Duke Hill: 6.5 mi
- Windell Hill: 6.5 mi
- Wyandotte Woods: 1.3 mi
- Harrison Spring: 5.5 mi
- Lawson Park: 8.3 mi
- Battle of Corydon Park: 9.0 mi
- Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square: 9.3 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Blice Point: 17.5 mi
- The Narrows: 19.7 mi
- Idle George Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Blunk Point: 20.6 mi
- Constitution Elm: 9.2 mi
- Frank Obannon: 9.2 mi
- Confederate Monument: 14.2 mi
- Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado: 14.3 mi
- 1974 Tornado Victims: 14.3 mi
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest: 0.5 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 9.1 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 24.8 mi
- Grable Spring: 10.0 mi
- Miles Spring: 10.3 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 23.3 mi
- Spring Cave: 23.8 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 12.1 mi
- Marengo Cave: 13.3 mi
- Caboose Car: 22.9 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 9.2 mi
- West Point History Museum: 22.7 mi
- Wynnsboro: 7.3 mi
- Fairview Lavender Farm: 18.3 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of O'Bannon Woods State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | E 79° | 302 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 339° | 287 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hayes Hill | SSE 147° | 282 m | 9.6 mi |
| Seigs Hill | NNE 24° | 281 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hogback Hill | S 178° | 280 m | 18.9 mi |
| Buck Knobs | SSE 150° | 280 m | 21.3 mi |
| Henry Ott Hill | NNE 30° | 278 m | 10.2 mi |
| Reno Hill | NNE 20° | 278 m | 16.1 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.
- Pipevine Swallowtail11 obs
- Northern Pearly-eye6 obs
- violet woodsorrel5 obs
- dwarf larkspur5 obs
- American persimmon5 obs
- broad beech fern5 obs
- North American Racer4 obs
- American cancer-root4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/155905207
Day trips start here
- Corydon · 9 mi
- Georgetown · 19 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 25 mi
- New Albany · 26 mi
- Louisville · 29 mi
- Clarksville · 30 mi
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