Smith-Crisler Nature Preserve
Smith-Crisler Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall Creek Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 77 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Red-tail Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 76.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 22.1 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Markleville Park: 4.4 mi
- Cadiztown Park: 5.8 mi
- Mounds State Park: 6.7 mi
- General Pulaski Park: 6.9 mi
- Rangeline Park: 7.1 mi
- Jesus: 7.2 mi
- Mary Grotto: 7.2 mi
- Vardhammana: 7.3 mi
- Guan Yin: 7.3 mi
- Confucius: 7.3 mi
- Mounds State Park nature center: 6.4 mi
- Anderson Museum of Art: 9.0 mi
- Gruenewald Historic House: 9.1 mi
- Pendleton Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Henry County Historical Society Museum: 11.7 mi
- Sentinel Angel: 7.2 mi
- Trail of Religion: 7.3 mi
- Memorial to the American Indian: 7.3 mi
- Flag poles: 8.7 mi
- Ray Harroun Historical marker: 9.0 mi
- Fall Creek Woods: 0.2 mi
- Mounds Fen State Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.1 mi
- Trojan Woods Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Dutro-Ernst Woods: 12.9 mi
- Indy Scream Park / White River Paint Ball: 5.7 mi
- Site 4: 15.7 mi
- site 8: 15.7 mi
- site 3: 16.2 mi
- Site 5: 16.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 7.2 mi
- Gnome Garden: 7.2 mi
- Buddha Garden: 7.2 mi
- Demolished Greenhouse: 14.6 mi
- Community Garden Program: 17.2 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 15.3 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.5 mi
- Rest area: 23.5 mi
- Imagination Hill: 7.3 mi
- Spider Hill: 15.4 mi
- White River Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Corwin: 17.1 mi
- Geist Beach: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith-Crisler Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Hill | NNE 30° | 288 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:19 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:34 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:38 | 17:21 |
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 | 28 | 32 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson Sewage PLT, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1416117781
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