Elk Creek Public Fishing Area
Elk Creek Public Fishing Area is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 241 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the south-southeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Creek Fish and Game Area, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 132 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 241 m
How to reach it
- 132.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 26.3 mi off the US 42
Overlooks nearby
- Endicott Observation Deck · 23 mi
- Hackman Overlook · 23 mi
121 named places within 25 miles
- Elk Creek Fish and Game Area: 0.3 mi
- Riley's Place: 8.8 mi
- Pigeon Roost Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Beechwood Park: 9.8 mi
- Lake Iola Park: 10.1 mi
- Vic Swaim Hill: 3.3 mi
- Johnson Knob: 6.4 mi
- Blue River Mound: 6.5 mi
- Johnson Knob: 6.8 mi
- Oak Knob: 8.3 mi
- Virginia Pine-Chestnut Oak Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- White Oak Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Starve Hollow State Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Jeremy Keith Oakley Preserve: 23.0 mi
- Scott County Heritage Center and Museum: 9.9 mi
- Jackson County Historical: 16.8 mi
- Freeman Army Airfield Museum: 19.5 mi
- Freeman Army Airfield Museum Annex: 19.5 mi
- Seymour Museum Center: 21.9 mi
- William H. English: 10.1 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 20.9 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 21.5 mi
- Volunteer Fireman's Memorial: 10.1 mi
- CB Hess Memorial Soccer Field: 18.8 mi
- Jackson County Fallen Hero Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Marshfield: 10.1 mi
- Springville: 20.7 mi
- Starve Hollow State Beach: 13.6 mi
- Medora Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Sparks Ferry Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Blice Point: 20.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Creek Public Fishing Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | SSE 151° | 304 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rock Knob | ESE 113° | 291 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | N 352° | 289 m | 16.1 mi |
| Spickert Knob | SSE 165° | 289 m | 21.9 mi |
| Oak Knob | ESE 115° | 288 m | 8.3 mi |
| Warren Hill | WSW 246° | 284 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | WSW 249° | 283 m | 17.9 mi |
| Williams Knob | SSE 168° | 282 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:33 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:45 | 17:26 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 8 mi away.
- Blanchard's Cricket Frog4 obs
- American cancer-root3 obs
- American Toad3 obs
- silvery glade fern3 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary3 obs
- Celandine Poppy3 obs
- Northern Dusky Salamander2 obs
- common jewelweed2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358673454
Day trips start here
- Charlestown State Park · 23 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 23 mi
- Georgetown · 24 mi
- Clarksville · 26 mi
- New Albany · 26 mi
- Jeffersonville · 27 mi
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