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Stone Crucifix

Stone Crucifix from directly overhead

Stone Crucifix is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Hohen Point stands 308 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways runs past it. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85882, -86.48286

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harp Commons: 0.2 mi
  • Bedford skateboard park: 0.6 mi
  • Thornton Park: 0.7 mi
  • Wilson Park: 0.9 mi
  • T Street Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 47
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 19
  • Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District: 0.2 mi
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 0.2 mi
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 2.1 mi
  • Big Joe Palooka: 3.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 14
  • Jebediah Springfield: 11.8 mi
  • Bluetip Billiards: 21.1 mi
  • Peau Rouge Indiana: 21.4 mi
  • Pygmalion's Art Supplies "Red Studio": 21.4 mi
  • Showalter Fountain: 21.5 mi
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 20.3 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 21.6 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Eagle Quest: 13.4 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Pluto Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Spring Cave: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hohen PointNE 35°307.8 m24.0 mi
Browning HillNE 40°283 m18.5 mi
Sand Bank HillSSE 150°283 m24.5 mi
Kelley HillNNE 27°281 m24.9 mi
Hickory RidgeNE 37°279 m15.0 mi
Smith HillSE 145°277 m24.4 mi
Gobblers KnobSSW 207°276 m12.3 mi
Rariden HillSSW 193°274 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2220:3521:15
September equinox07:3419:1019:45
December solstice08:0216:4617:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536371747367554334
Precip in3.42.73.95.15.65.24.33.63.43.53.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oolitic Purdue EX FM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2837176849

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