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From Our Past Toward Our Future

From Our Past Toward Our Future from directly overhead

From Our Past Toward Our Future is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Big Ditney Hill stands 193 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tequila Sunrise, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2015
Height
4.3 m
Material
stainless_steel
Inscription
FROM OUT PAST TOWARD OUT FUTURE

What to expect

Operated by
University of Southern Indiana

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.96141, -87.67702

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Burdette Park: 2.1 mi
  • Burdette Park: 2.2 mi
  • Burdette Park Youth Baseball: 2.4 mi
  • Howell Wetlands: 3.4 mi
  • Howell Park: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 23
Historic sites: 15
Peaks: 11
  • Mound H: 11.9 mi
  • Mound F: 11.9 mi
  • Mound E: 12.0 mi
  • Mound C: 12.0 mi
  • Mound A: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 4.8 mi
  • USS LST-325: 5.3 mi
  • Four Freedom's Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Labrynth: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Ditney HillNE 55°193 m20.7 mi
Little Ditney HillNE 53°149 m16.6 mi
Lost HillNE 43°132 m21.0 mi
Aldrich MoundWNW 287°113 m20.3 mi
Thompson MoundWNW 286°107 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:03
June solstice05:2919:3820:17
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice07:0415:5416:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948606877807973624940
Precip in3.53.44.75.24.84.44.53.13.43.34.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evansville Museum, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1477025537

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