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Crack the Whip

Crack the Whip from directly overhead

Crack the Whip is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Daquqi, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 99 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.19992, -85.92342

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Courthouse Square: 0.1 mi
  • Carousel for Columbus: 0.2 mi
  • Mill Race Park: 0.4 mi
  • 9th Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Noblitt Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 45
Historic sites: 27
Nature reserves: 14
  • Pauline Crump Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Touch the Earth Natural Area: 5.3 mi
  • Tangeman Woods: 5.7 mi
  • Whip-poor-will Woods: 12.2 mi
  • Anderson Falls: 12.3 mi
Museums: 12
  • Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 16.7 mi
  • Hayden Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • Pine Bluff: 18.3 mi
  • Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 22.0 mi
  • Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillW 262°322 m15.9 mi
Bearwallow HillWNW 283°313 m16.1 mi
Taylor HillWSW 256°309 m6.3 mi
Hohen PointWSW 257°307.8 m16.7 mi
Hesitation PointW 263°306 m16.9 mi
Patterson HillWSW 253°299 m6.7 mi
Dowell HillW 265°294 m6.1 mi
Cooks HillWNW 293°292 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:1820:3421:14
September equinox07:3219:0719:43
December solstice08:0016:4217:25

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2838963265

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