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Scarlet Oak Woods

Scarlet Oak Woods from directly overhead

Scarlet Oak Woods is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dan Willard Woods, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Sycamore Land Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.21139, -86.43684

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Park Ridge East Park: 3.6 mi
  • Park Ridge Park: 4.2 mi
  • Northwest Quad Green Space: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Cascades Park: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Cascades Park: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Historic sites: 23
Artworks: 18
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 5.2 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 7.3 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 11.0 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 11.2 mi
  • Public Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 9.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Scarlet Oak Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillESE 105°322 m12.1 mi
Bearwallow HillENE 77°313 m12.1 mi
Hohen PointESE 112°307.8 m12.2 mi
Hesitation PointESE 105°306 m11.1 mi
Patterson HillE 97°299 m21.2 mi
Cooks HillNE 39°292 m10.5 mi
Maple HillENE 77°291 m6.5 mi
Mount NeboNNE 21°291 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2020:3621:16
September equinox07:3419:0919:45
December solstice08:0216:4417:27

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1080344993

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