Whip-poor-will Woods
Whip-poor-will Woods is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the south-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Zion Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 26 miles off.
Parking for Nature Conservancy's Whip-poor-will Woods Preserve (Limited space, could one car, maybe two at best)
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 88.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Endicott Observation Deck · 28 mi
- Hackman Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Zion Hill: 1.5 mi
- Renner Hill: 1.8 mi
- Guffy Hill: 3.5 mi
- Knob Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bearwallow Hill: 5.3 mi
- Johnson County Park: 7.7 mi
- Atterbury State Fish and Wildlife Area: 8.0 mi
- Gnaw Bone Camp: 8.3 mi
- Camp Christina: 9.0 mi
- Oakbrook Park: 9.6 mi
- Quintin G. Noblitt (1882-1954): 8.3 mi
- Bear Necessities: 9.6 mi
- Growing Through the Seasons: 10.3 mi
- Stone Head: 10.5 mi
- Renee and Child: 11.6 mi
- Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow: 5.4 mi
- Betley Woods at Glacier's End: 5.7 mi
- Tangeman Woods: 7.5 mi
- Touch the Earth Natural Area: 8.1 mi
- Stone Head Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Ruddick Monument: 12.1 mi
- Crump Monument: 12.1 mi
- War Memorial: 13.5 mi
- War Monument: 14.3 mi
- Train Car: 14.4 mi
- Camp Atterbury Museum: 7.4 mi
- Camp Atterbury Museum: 7.6 mi
- Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 12.3 mi
- Johnson County Museum of History: 14.4 mi
- Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection: 22.4 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 10.5 mi
- Irwin Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 15.6 mi
- Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 22.4 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 23.4 mi
- Pine Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Fox Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 20.6 mi
- The Bluffs: 21.3 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Scoutcraft: 22.8 mi
- Eagle Quest: 22.9 mi
- Upland Brewing Company: 23.2 mi
- Monroe Convention Center: 23.4 mi
- Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 21.4 mi
- Cascades Falls: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Whip-poor-will Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | SSW 212° | 322 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | WSW 247° | 313 m | 5.3 mi |
| Taylor Hill | SE 146° | 309 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hohen Point | SSW 210° | 307.8 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hesitation Point | SW 218° | 306 m | 9.7 mi |
| Patterson Hill | SSE 150° | 299 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dowell Hill | SE 142° | 294 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cooks Hill | WNW 289° | 292 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:35 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:43 | 17:25 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9193616043
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