Story Monument
Story Monument is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurley Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 15 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
What to expect
- Operated by
- Story Inn
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 97.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Endicott Observation Deck · 24 mi
- Hackman Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown County State Park: 2.9 mi
- Gnaw Bone Camp: 5.1 mi
- Camp Christina: 7.3 mi
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site: 7.5 mi
- Middle Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 8.2 mi
- Stone Head: 3.7 mi
- Quintin G. Noblitt (1882-1954): 9.9 mi
- Growing Through the Seasons: 14.3 mi
- When I Was Your Age: 15.1 mi
- Jebediah Springfield: 16.7 mi
- Hurley Hill: 1.0 mi
- Kirk Hill: 1.5 mi
- Polly Hill: 1.7 mi
- Shepard Hill: 2.4 mi
- Wilkerson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Stone Head Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Brown County State Park: 3.6 mi
- Crooked Creek State Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Amy Weingartner Branigin Peninsula Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Firecrafter Leadership Circle: 12.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Hoagy Carmichael Sculpture: 16.9 mi
- Herman B Wells Statue: 17.2 mi
- Theodore Rose Well House: 17.2 mi
- Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art: 17.0 mi
- William H. Mathers Museum of World Cultures: 17.4 mi
- Wylie House Museum: 17.5 mi
- Monroe County History Center: 17.6 mi
- Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection: 17.8 mi
- Dam Overlook Platform: 17.3 mi
- Monroe Convention Center: 17.8 mi
- Upland Brewing Company: 18.0 mi
- Shirley Springs Cave: 20.2 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 21.2 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 3.6 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 7.4 mi
- Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 17.0 mi
- Irwin Gardens: 17.5 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 17.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Kelly Point: 16.8 mi
- Unlikely Wall: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Crum Point: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Scoutcraft: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Quest: 12.2 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Paynetown Beach: 11.7 mi
- Starve Hollow State Beach: 21.0 mi
- Cascades Falls: 18.5 mi
- Medora Covered Bridge: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Story Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | N 358° | 322 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | N 359° | 313 m | 10.5 mi |
| Taylor Hill | ENE 60° | 309 m | 11.0 mi |
| Hohen Point | NNW 348° | 307.8 m | 3.1 mi |
| Hesitation Point | NNW 346° | 306 m | 5.0 mi |
| Patterson Hill | ENE 61° | 299 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dowell Hill | NE 56° | 294 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cooks Hill | NNW 341° | 292 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:35 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:44 | 17:26 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2836236211
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