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Pine Grove State Recreation Area

Pine Grove State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Pine Grove State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is North Fork State Wildlife Refuge, a park 0.6 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates39.10681, -86.40087

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 0.6 mi
  • Paynetown State Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • T.C. Steele State Historic Site: 3.3 mi
  • Middle Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 4.2 mi
  • Schmalz Farm Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 18
Attractions: 12
  • Monroe Convention Center: 8.2 mi
  • Upland Brewing Company: 8.6 mi
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 9.2 mi
  • Shirley Springs Cave: 10.2 mi
  • Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 3.4 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 7.7 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 4.2 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 4.3 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 2.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Pine Grove State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillENE 67°322 m10.7 mi
Bearwallow HillNE 45°313 m14.0 mi
Taylor HillENE 76°309 m20.1 mi
Hohen PointENE 75°307.8 m9.7 mi
Hesitation PointENE 64°306 m9.8 mi
Patterson HillENE 77°299 m19.6 mi
Dowell HillENE 73°294 m20.3 mi
Cooks HillNNE 17°292 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2219:58
June solstice06:2120:3621:16
September equinox07:3419:0919:44
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/626027247

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