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Beneficence

Beneficence from directly overhead

Beneficence is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the north, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone turtle, a artwork 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 80 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1937-09-26
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.19830, -85.41031

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bicentennial Overlook: 0.6 mi
  • Guthrie Park: 0.7 mi
  • Westside Park: 0.9 mi
  • Community Circle: 1.1 mi
  • Clifton Wallace Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 42
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 19
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 9
  • site 8: 5.0 mi
  • Site 5: 5.1 mi
  • Site 6: 5.1 mi
  • site 3: 5.3 mi
  • site 1: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Spider Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Imagination Hill: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest area: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spider HillN 358°288 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:54
June solstice06:1320:3421:15
September equinox07:3019:0519:41
December solstice08:0116:3617:20

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242546473767467564434
Precip in2.52.33.13.94.44.84.13.43.13.03.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muncie Delaware CO AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6235178737

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