Summit Lake State Park
Summit Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Shively Park, a park 4.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 89 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 88.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 29.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Shively Park: 4.8 mi
- Osborne Park: 6.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Camp Munsee: 7.4 mi
- Henery County Arts Park: 7.7 mi
- Shepherd: 9.4 mi
- Butterfly: 11.3 mi
- Passing of the Buffalo: 11.7 mi
- Wait for Me: 11.7 mi
- On the Mark mural: 11.8 mi
- Wilbur Wright Birthplace Museum: 6.2 mi
- Henry County Historical Society Museum: 8.1 mi
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame: 9.3 mi
- National Model Aviation Museum: 10.1 mi
- Muncie Children's Museum: 11.7 mi
- World War 1 Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Henry County Courthouse: 7.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 7.8 mi
- Ice House Man: 7.9 mi
- Burnt Piano Factory: 11.8 mi
- Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- White River Woods: 8.9 mi
- Trojan Woods Nature Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Southside turkey lives here.: 9.8 mi
- Steve Swoveland Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Site 4: 8.8 mi
- site 8: 9.1 mi
- site 3: 9.3 mi
- site 1: 9.6 mi
- Site 5: 9.7 mi
- Demolished Greenhouse: 12.9 mi
- Memory Garden: 16.5 mi
- Buddha Garden: 16.5 mi
- Gnome Garden: 16.5 mi
- Spider Hill: 13.5 mi
- Imagination Hill: 16.5 mi
- Corwin: 10.4 mi
- Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 19.0 mi
- White River Bluff: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Summit Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Hill | NNW 336° | 288 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:34 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:37 | 17:20 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Castle 3 SW, 11 mi away.
- Spotted Salamander35 obs
- Small White24 obs
- Canada Goose18 obs
- Eastern Kingbird18 obs
- American Toad18 obs
- Bald Eagle17 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander16 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/915963171
Day trips start here
- New Castle · 8 mi
- Richmond · 26 mi
- Connersville · 28 mi
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