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White Oak Nature Preserve

White Oak Nature Preserve from directly overhead

White Oak Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Pine-Chestnut Oak Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.56225, -85.78652

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pigeon Roost Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Clarks Grant Park: 7.3 mi
  • Beechwood Park: 8.2 mi
  • Lake Iola Park: 9.3 mi
  • Nine Penny Branch Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 24
  • Scott County Heritage Center and Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Carnegie Center for Art and History: 19.1 mi
  • Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center: 19.8 mi
  • Clark County Museum: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cedar Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Trail 8 Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crowe Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Clifty Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Oak Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobSW 233°304 m4.9 mi
Hickman HillSSW 199°302 m23.5 mi
Rock KnobNNW 340°291 m2.5 mi
Spickert KnobSSW 192°289 m15.8 mi
PinnacleNNW 333°289 m24.4 mi
Oak KnobNNW 329°288 m2.6 mi
Williams KnobWSW 241°282 m7.8 mi
Daisy HillWSW 241°282 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:55
June solstice06:2020:3221:12
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5816:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556573777568564536

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsburg, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1324872239

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