Spring Mill State Park
Spring Mill State Park is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Warren Hill stands 284 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Donaldson Cave, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 7.7 miles off. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 201 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 34.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
167 named places within 25 miles
- Donaldson Cave System & Woods: 0.1 mi
- Bishop Roberts Park: 2.5 mi
- Mitchell Unity Park: 2.6 mi
- Bishop Roberts Park: 2.7 mi
- City Hall Park: 2.9 mi
- Tom Rice Hill: 4.9 mi
- Rariden Hill: 5.6 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 6.5 mi
- Sally Hill: 8.7 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 9.4 mi
- Donaldson Cave: 0.1 mi
- Bronson Cave: 0.5 mi
- Twin Caves: 0.5 mi
- Hamer Cave: 0.6 mi
- Bluespring Caverns: 8.4 mi
- Jeremy Keith Oakley Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Laura Hare Nature Preserve at Back Creek: 11.9 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area: 18.4 mi
- Starve Hollow State Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Grissom Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Wilson Monument: 0.3 mi
- Gus Grissom Memorial: 2.9 mi
- 10 Commandments Tablets: 8.8 mi
- Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District: 9.8 mi
- McBrides Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Kelly Point: 20.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Unlikely Wall: 21.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 22.7 mi
- Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 3.0 mi
- Lawrence County Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Indiana Railway Museum: 16.2 mi
- French Lick West Baden Museum: 16.6 mi
- Jackson County Historical: 22.8 mi
- Spring Cave: 16.0 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 16.4 mi
- Pluto Spring: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Quest: 22.1 mi
- Scoutcraft: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Palestine: 5.8 mi
- Hindostan Falls: 24.5 mi
- Stone Crucifix: 9.6 mi
- Jebediah Springfield: 21.3 mi
- Starve Hollow State Beach: 19.1 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 24.3 mi
- Medora Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Hindostan Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Mill State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Hill | SSE 148° | 284 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | SE 145° | 283 m | 15.0 mi |
| Browning Hill | NNE 20° | 283 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hickory Ridge | NNE 14° | 279 m | 21.6 mi |
| Smith Hill | SE 137° | 277 m | 15.1 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | WSW 258° | 276 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rariden Hill | WNW 291° | 274 m | 5.6 mi |
| Frank Grubb Ridge | N 10° | 274 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:23 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:35 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:46 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paoli, 13 mi away.
- Brown Booby25 obs
- Common Watersnake25 obs
- sharp-lobed hepatica21 obs
- putty root19 obs
- northern maidenhair fern18 obs
- Cave Salamander17 obs
- common pawpaw17 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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