Richard Lieber State Recreation Area
Richard Lieber State Recreation Area is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hulman Beach, a beach 3.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 5.8 miles off. 157 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 63.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
157 named places within 25 miles
- Cataract Falls State Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Krietenste Camp: 4.8 mi
- Camp Na-Wa-Kwa: 5.1 mi
- Stardust Park: 5.1 mi
- Cloverdale Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Keiser Hill: 3.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 4.4 mi
- Sunset Hill: 4.8 mi
- Snyder Hill: 5.8 mi
- McCoy Hill: 6.2 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 11.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Craig Park Military Plaza: 14.1 mi
- Camp Hughes: 14.4 mi
- Depth of Field: 23.2 mi
- Golden Key Honor Society Certificate: 23.3 mi
- Chemistry Honor Society Certificate: 23.3 mi
- Pictures of Past Rose-Hulman Presidents: 23.3 mi
- Elephant made out of Plastic Tubes: 23.3 mi
- Fern Cliff Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- McCormick's Creek State Park: 14.7 mi
- Hoot Woods: 15.6 mi
- Powell Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Raccoon State Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Secrest Ferry Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Mansfield Roller Mill: 17.9 mi
- Bridgeton Mill: 19.5 mi
- Baker's Camp Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Prayer Garden: 21.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 23.0 mi
- The Sam and Joy Hulbert Rose Garden: 23.3 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 23.4 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 23.4 mi
- Putnam County Train Museum: 12.1 mi
- Putnam County Museum: 12.2 mi
- Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 14.8 mi
- Owen County Heritage and Culture Center: 14.9 mi
- Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum: 24.1 mi
- Lower Cataract Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cataract Falls: 4.9 mi
- McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 15.6 mi
- Hulman Beach: 3.1 mi
- Speed Beach: 23.5 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Mansfield Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Fern Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Twigg Rest Park: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richard Lieber State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moser Hill | NE 52° | 284 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hadden Hill | NE 40° | 279 m | 8.0 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NE 48° | 275 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hale Hill | SSE 154° | 269 m | 7.3 mi |
| Shumaker Hill | E 86° | 268 m | 17.0 mi |
| Snyder Hill | NNE 31° | 267 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gaston Hill | SSE 155° | 266 m | 9.4 mi |
| Little Hurricane Hill | E 89° | 266 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:38 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:45 | 17:28 |
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 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greencastle 1 W, 12 mi away.
- Christmas fern9 obs
- mayapple8 obs
- American beech6 obs
- American tuliptree6 obs
- chicken of the woods6 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail6 obs
- crown-tipped coral fungus6 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail5 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 way/156279476
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