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Pehkokia Woods Preserve

Pehkokia Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Pehkokia Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Buckner Hill stands 250 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Victory Noll Acres, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
ACRES Land Trust
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.89233, -85.53353

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Sunken Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Elmwood Park: 1.8 mi
  • General Slack Park: 2.0 mi
  • Rotary Centennial Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 48
Artworks: 31
Attractions: 17
Museums: 16
Gardens: 10
  • The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Garden of Valor: 15.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 18.1 mi
  • Nature American Garden: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Lake Claire: 4.0 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Fishing Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Kayak Launch & Beach Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Buckner Hill: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pehkokia Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buckner HillNE 50°250 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:54
June solstice06:1120:3721:18
September equinox07:3019:0519:41
December solstice08:0416:3417:18

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252837496070737164524130
Precip in2.52.22.74.04.74.64.53.73.23.03.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1457865373

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