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White River Woods

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White River Woods is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Munsee, a park 1.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 87 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Red-tail Land Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.15995, -85.28596

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camp Munsee: 1.7 mi
  • Mansfield Park: 3.5 mi
  • Cooley Park: 4.0 mi
  • Muncie Rotary Club Park: 4.4 mi
  • Ball Community Park: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 37
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 8
  • site 1: 1.8 mi
  • site 3: 1.8 mi
  • Site 6: 1.9 mi
  • Site 4: 2.0 mi
  • Site 5: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Spider Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Imagination Hill: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest area: 19.9 mi
  • Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spider HillWNW 298°288 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1819:53
June solstice06:1320:3421:15
September equinox07:2919:0419:40
December solstice08:0116:3617:19

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242546473767467564434
Precip in2.52.33.13.94.44.84.13.43.13.03.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muncie Delaware CO AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1008204476

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