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Westercamp Wildlife Management Area

Westercamp Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Westercamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Yellow Bank Hill stands 298 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Oddfellows-Rebekah Park, a park 3.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 109 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29407, -85.46476

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oddfellows-Rebekah Park: 3.1 mi
  • Courthouse Square: 3.1 mi
  • Decatur County Park: 3.5 mi
  • Greensburg City Park: 3.7 mi
  • North Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
Artworks: 28
  • Lions: 21.4 mi
  • Metal Art at Stellar Plaza: 21.6 mi
  • Stellar Plaza archway: 21.6 mi
  • Parade of Animals: 23.0 mi
  • The Art Alley: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 9
Museums: 8
  • Historical Society of Decatur County: 3.2 mi
  • Osgood Historial Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Milan '54 Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Rush County Historical Society: 22.1 mi
  • Jennings County Historical Society: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Anderson Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve: 18.1 mi
  • Selmier State Forest: 19.7 mi
  • Bradt Natural Area: 21.3 mi
  • Pauline Crump Nature Preserve: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Metamora Corn Maze: 21.6 mi
  • Vinegar Mill: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 22.6 mi
  • Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow Bank HillENE 62°298 m23.8 mi
Hassmer HillSE 141°293 m18.5 mi
Jackson HillNE 53°279 m18.0 mi
Round HillESE 114°279 m22.6 mi
McFarren HillWNW 297°256 m24.1 mi
Wiley Indian MoundNE 45°254 m19.8 mi
McCrea HillWNW 299°246 m24.0 mi
Money HillWNW 295°241 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1919:54
June solstice06:1620:3221:13
September equinox07:3019:0519:41
December solstice07:5916:4017:23

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242546472757468564334
Precip in3.42.83.84.95.15.44.04.03.23.43.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensburg, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/909718687

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