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Watland Gamebird Habitat Area

Watland Gamebird Habitat Area from directly overhead

Watland Gamebird Habitat Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fowler Town Park, a park 2.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63257, -87.36505

115 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Fowler Town Park: 2.4 mi
  • Dawson Park: 9.4 mi
  • Rommel Park: 9.5 mi
  • Terry L. Cooley Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
  • Old Academy Park: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 19
Historic sites: 4
  • Origin of Milford: 17.5 mi
  • JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 17.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 22.0 mi
  • Granville: 23.4 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 SB: 16.4 mi
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 NB: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar Creek: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watland Gamebird Habitat Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillS 173°206 m20.2 mi
Hog Back HillS 170°204 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:1920:4321:25
September equinox07:3819:1219:48
December solstice08:1116:4217:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738506170727164534029
Precip in2.21.92.63.94.65.24.93.23.43.23.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boswell 4wnw, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1451415620

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