Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area
Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Pilot Knob stands 287 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Springs Valley Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 5.9 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 225 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 18.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
149 named places within 25 miles
- Springs Valley Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Inital Point Historical Monument: 5.4 mi
- Tillery Hill State Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Pioneer Mothers State Wayside: 6.1 mi
- Jackson State Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Mount Airie: 7.6 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 10.3 mi
- Goss Hill: 11.2 mi
- Mahan Hill: 11.7 mi
- Luke Knob: 12.3 mi
- French Lick Resort Casino: 5.9 mi
- Marengo Cave: 13.8 mi
- Twin Caves: 18.2 mi
- Bronson Cave: 18.3 mi
- Hamer Cave: 18.5 mi
- Grace Prow Hinkle: 6.1 mi
- Gus Grissom Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Grissom Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Wilson Monument: 18.7 mi
- Jasper Desk Community Service Placard: 21.2 mi
- French Lick West Baden Museum: 5.7 mi
- Indiana Railway Museum: 5.9 mi
- Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 17.4 mi
- Dubois County Museum: 21.4 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Blice Point: 19.4 mi
- McBrides Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Spring Cave: 4.7 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 4.9 mi
- Pluto Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hindostan Falls: 18.8 mi
- Wynnsboro: 21.1 mi
- Palestine: 22.6 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Spring Mill State Park: 18.4 mi
- Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 7.9 mi
- Hindostan Falls: 18.7 mi
- Christ the Victor: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 139° | 287 m | 16.4 mi |
| Warren Hill | ENE 78° | 284 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | ENE 74° | 283 m | 16.6 mi |
| Seigs Hill | ESE 123° | 281 m | 21.4 mi |
| Reno Hill | ESE 106° | 278 m | 20.2 mi |
| Henry Ott Hill | ESE 122° | 278 m | 22.5 mi |
| Smith Hill | ENE 72° | 277 m | 18.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | N 353° | 276 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:23 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:35 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:48 | 17:29 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358678589
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- Corydon · 30 mi
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