Salt Creek State Recreation Area
Salt Creek State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dam Overlook Platform, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 10 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hardin Ridge Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Judah Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Allens Creek State Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Camp Indi-Co-So: 4.8 mi
- Indian Creek Township Community Park: 6.0 mi
- Depot Hill: 0.8 mi
- Horsecamp Hill: 6.9 mi
- Frog Pond Ridge: 6.9 mi
- Red Hill: 7.3 mi
- Frank Grubb Ridge-West: 8.5 mi
- Fairfax State Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Allen's Creek State Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 3.5 mi
- The Cedars Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Moore's Creek State Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Firecrafter Leadership Circle: 5.2 mi
- Big Joe Palooka: 7.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Large quarry remnants: 9.6 mi
- Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 10.3 mi
- Dam Overlook Platform: 0.3 mi
- Shirley Springs Cave: 8.6 mi
- Easter Island Figure: 10.4 mi
- M60: 10.6 mi
- Monroe Convention Center: 10.7 mi
- Jebediah Springfield: 1.2 mi
- Bluetip Billiards: 10.6 mi
- Stone Crucifix: 10.6 mi
- Peau Rouge Indiana: 10.8 mi
- Pygmalion's Art Supplies "Red Studio": 10.9 mi
- Lawrence County Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Wylie House Museum: 10.5 mi
- WonderLab Museum: 10.8 mi
- Monroe County History Center: 10.9 mi
- Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art: 11.0 mi
- Kelly Point: 0.4 mi
- Unlikely Wall: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 3.4 mi
- Crum Point: 5.1 mi
- Pine Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 10.8 mi
- Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 11.1 mi
- Butler Park Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 12.2 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 18.0 mi
- Eagle Quest: 5.0 mi
- Scoutcraft: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Cascades Falls: 12.7 mi
- McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 22.4 mi
- Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
- Medora Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 6.5 mi
- Palestine: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Creek State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | NE 55° | 322 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | NE 43° | 313 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hohen Point | ENE 59° | 307.8 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hesitation Point | NE 53° | 306 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cooks Hill | NNE 25° | 292 m | 24.5 mi |
| Maple Hill | NE 34° | 291 m | 18.5 mi |
| Baughman Hill | NE 36° | 287 m | 19.6 mi |
| Gilmore Hill | ENE 74° | 286 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:23 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:36 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:45 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oolitic Purdue EX FM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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