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White Oak State Fishing Area

White Oak State Fishing Area from directly overhead

White Oak State Fishing Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 155 m. Maumee Hill stands 194 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Barefoot Nation Hills, a peak 2.9 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 4.3 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
155 m

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74214, -87.40202

88 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Camp Arthur: 3.5 mi
  • Ouabache (Wabash) Trails Park: 5.3 mi
  • Bicknell park: 5.4 mi
  • Hooper Athletic Field: 5.5 mi
  • HillCrest Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 14
Museums: 5
  • Red Skelton Performing Arts Center: 7.2 mi
  • Harrison Mansion: 7.7 mi
  • Indiana Military Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Daviess County Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Edith Barrett Memorial History Center: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 4-way bridge: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maumee HillENE 66°194 m23.5 mi
Red HillW 270°193 m23.4 mi
Sefert HillESE 109°192 m14.5 mi
Barefoot Nation HillsNE 42°180 m2.9 mi
Brewer HillENE 59°180 m22.9 mi
Scudder HillNE 54°175 m9.7 mi
Harbstreit HillE 86°168 m12.7 mi
Shawn HillNNW 333°165 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2720:02
June solstice06:2620:3921:19
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0516:5017:32

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313444566675787669584535
Precip in3.02.53.64.95.54.84.63.33.63.64.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vincennes 5 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1457214301

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