Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve

Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve is a 240-acre of virgin bottomland hardwood forest complemented by an additional 50 acres nature playscape. The woods offer a variety of hiking trails of varying distances.

Photo: Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Marys Medical Center Evansville Campus and St. Benedict Cathedral.

Saint Marys Medical Center Evansville Campus

Hospital

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville is the flagship hospital of a health system in the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area located in Evansville, Indiana and is a level II trauma center.

St. Benedict Cathedral

Church

St. Benedict Cathedral

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

St. Benedict Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Evansville, Indiana. It is the seat of the Diocese of Evansville. The cathedral, rectory and original school building are contributing properties in the Lincolnshire Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

Washington Square Mall

Shopping center

Washington Square Mall is a shopping mall located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. It opened October 31, 1963 and was the first enclosed shopping center in Indiana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evansville and Melody Hill.

Evansville

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Evansville is the largest city in Southern Indiana and the third-largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for the Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois tri-state area.

Melody Hill

Village

Melody Hill is a census-designated place in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Melody Hill had a population of 3,689.

Smythe

Locality

Smythe is an unincorporated community in Knight Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is located within the city limits of Evansville.

Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Description: Nature preserve in Evansville, Indiana
Categories: protected area and recreation area
Location: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.9846° or 37° 59′ 5″ north

Longitude

-87.5073° or 87° 30′ 26″ west

Open location code

869JXFMV+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

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Notable Places Nearby

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