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Spring Creek Welcome Center

Spring Creek Welcome Center from directly overhead

Spring Creek Welcome Center is a rest area in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Southgate Habitat Trail Park, a park 1.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates40.11655, -87.50532

Overlooks nearby

126 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
Ghost towns: 23
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Pioneer Homestead: 7.9 mi
  • Boulder Canyon: 22.1 mi
  • Falls Canyon: 22.3 mi
  • Bear Hollow: 22.3 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 11.2 mi
  • Portland Arch: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Danville Art League: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Creek Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillNNE 32°206 m18.4 mi
Hog Back HillNE 34°204 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2220:4321:23
September equinox07:3819:1319:49
December solstice08:1016:4517:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040526372747366554232
Precip in2.42.02.73.94.44.84.13.22.73.23.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrysville 4 WNW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1344886563

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