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Christ of the Ohio

Christ of the Ohio from directly overhead

Christ of the Ohio is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Telephone Knob stands 259 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Troy Veterans Memorial Wall, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates37.99237, -86.79848

136 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Lincoln Ferry Park: 1.0 mi
  • Zoercher-Bettinger Park: 2.4 mi
  • Dennis Kress Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Hagedorn Park: 3.1 mi
  • Sunset Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 42
Museums: 9
  • Perry County Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 10.4 mi
  • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 10.4 mi
  • Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Mary: 5.2 mi
  • Santa Claus: 10.8 mi
  • Santa Claus: 11.2 mi
  • Christ the Victor: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 10.2 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 13.6 mi
  • Colonel Jones Home: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.2 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 16.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Church Garden: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telephone KnobSSE 160°258.7 m21.8 mi
Plock KnobE 100°246 m11.4 mi
Greybill HillESE 102°245 m12.0 mi
Knob Lick HillSE 139°245 m22.5 mi
Knoblick KnobE 95°238 m11.0 mi
Polk HillSE 129°238 m12.6 mi
Iron Ore HillSE 144°236 m17.9 mi
Egypt KnobSSE 155°236 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:2619:3520:14
September equinox06:3618:1118:46
December solstice07:0015:5016:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333745556573767569584637
Precip in3.73.54.75.35.85.04.13.03.73.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tell City, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11506142318

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