Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area
Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborne Park, a park 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 88 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 87.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 11.0 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Osborne Park: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Henery County Arts Park: 1.8 mi
- Courthouse Square: 1.8 mi
- Lowe Park: 2.3 mi
- Butterfly: 5.4 mi
- Shepherd: 13.7 mi
- Timbers Lumberjack: 16.0 mi
- Passing of the Buffalo: 16.2 mi
- The Poem: 16.2 mi
- Henry County Historical Society Museum: 2.1 mi
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame: 3.4 mi
- Wilbur Wright Birthplace Museum: 6.1 mi
- National Model Aviation Museum: 15.3 mi
- Muncie Children's Museum: 16.2 mi
- World War 1 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Henry County Courthouse: 1.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.8 mi
- Ice House Man: 2.0 mi
- Burnt Piano Factory: 15.9 mi
- Trojan Woods Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Summit Lake State Park: 6.0 mi
- Smith-Crisler Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Fall Creek Woods: 11.3 mi
- Steve Swoveland Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Site 4: 14.1 mi
- site 8: 14.4 mi
- site 3: 14.7 mi
- site 1: 15.0 mi
- Site 5: 15.1 mi
- Memory Garden: 16.7 mi
- Buddha Garden: 16.7 mi
- Gnome Garden: 16.8 mi
- Demolished Greenhouse: 17.0 mi
- Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 18.9 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 20.2 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 20.4 mi
- Imagination Hill: 16.8 mi
- Spider Hill: 17.8 mi
- Corwin: 6.5 mi
- White River Bluff: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Hill | N 351° | 288 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:34 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 16:37 | 17:20 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Castle 3 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/507132547
Day trips start here
- New Castle · 2 mi
- Connersville · 24 mi
- Richmond · 26 mi
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