Ropchan Wildlife Refuge
Ropchan Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Sand Hill stands 328 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wall Lake Beach, a park 3.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 124 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- ACRES Land Trust
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
- 124.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wall Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
- Lake Lavine Public Access: 5.2 mi
- Lake George Public Access: 6.0 mi
- Beechwood, Foster and Majneri nature preserves: 6.4 mi
- Trine State Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- The Adaline Kershaw Woods at Kope Kon Nature Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Brammall and Richard Bruner Nature Preserves: 12.2 mi
- Lee Lake Public Access: 12.9 mi
- LaGrange County Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Elizabeth Hanna Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Old Gate House: 5.9 mi
- Pleasant Lake History Museum: 12.9 mi
- Wing House Museum: 15.3 mi
- Sturgis Historical Society Museum: 15.6 mi
- Mid-America Windmill Museum: 21.8 mi
- Hell's Point: 6.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 12.3 mi
- Knob Hill: 13.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 16.4 mi
- Colon Mountain: 18.8 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: 5.7 mi
- Steuben County Soldier's Monument: 9.9 mi
- Fort Cooper: 11.5 mi
- Dr. David Rogers: 21.5 mi
- Michigan-Ohio-Indiana tri-state marker: 16.9 mi
- Corn Maze: 23.4 mi
- Amazing Fall Fun: 23.5 mi
- Wall Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
- Dallas Lake Beach: 20.2 mi
- Coldwater Welcome Center 716: 10.2 mi
- Pigeon Creek Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
- Branch: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ropchan Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SSW 198° | 328 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hell's Point | ESE 107° | 326 m | 6.2 mi |
| Knob Hill | WSW 242° | 316 m | 13.1 mi |
| Baby Mountain | SSW 198° | 309 m | 20.2 mi |
| Colon Mountain | NW 319° | 287 m | 18.8 mi |
| Stony Point Hill | NNE 13° | 286 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:37 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:29 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angola, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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