Facing
Facing is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. The Mound stands 221 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennedy Park, a park 1.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Steel and aluminium construction designed by Linda Lee Vanderkolk and constructed by a welding class at Ivy Tech.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium,steel
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kennedy Park: 1.4 mi
- Durkees Run Park: 2.2 mi
- Commons Park: 2.2 mi
- Landing Park: 2.3 mi
- Armstrong Park: 2.5 mi
- Square Root: 3.0 mi
- Hot Pursuit: 3.0 mi
- Parakeets: 3.5 mi
- Envisioning Tomorrow: 3.6 mi
- Giraffes: 3.7 mi
- Stewart Woods: 5.9 mi
- Celery Bog Nature Area: 6.9 mi
- The Ouiatenon Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Indian Creek Basin: 10.9 mi
- Martell Forest: 10.9 mi
- Wyandot: 5.5 mi
- Heath: 7.8 mi
- Harrisonville: 9.0 mi
- Corwin: 10.0 mi
- Granville: 10.2 mi
- Five Points Fire Station Museum: 3.1 mi
- The Haan Museum of Indiana Art: 3.1 mi
- Art Museum of Lafayette: 3.3 mi
- Tippecanoe County Historical Association: 3.3 mi
- Red Crown Mini-Museum: 3.5 mi
- Shadeland School: 6.2 mi
- Captured Spanish Cannon: 6.7 mi
- Footprints in History: 7.9 mi
- Tippecanoe Battlefield Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Monument to the Confederated Tribes: 9.1 mi
- Raisor Shelter: 4.0 mi
- Warner Shelter: 4.0 mi
- Newell Shelter: 4.1 mi
- Osco Shelter: 4.2 mi
- Moser Shelter: 4.2 mi
- Wallace Triangle: 3.0 mi
- Clegg Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
- Children's Garden: 4.9 mi
- Colfax Library Memorial Garden: 16.0 mi
- Monster Mini: 1.7 mi
- Exploration Acres: 5.4 mi
- Adams Mill: 18.7 mi
- Lebanon Rest Area - I65 SB: 21.1 mi
- Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 NB: 24.7 mi
- Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 SB: 24.7 mi
- The Mound: 5.2 mi
- Hog Back Hill: 24.3 mi
- Sunset Point: 15.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.3 mi
- Williamsport Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Facing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | E 85° | 221 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hog Back Hill | W 265° | 204 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:41 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:41 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette Purdue Univ AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8246167092
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