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William H. English

William H. English from directly overhead

William H. English is an artwork in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Volunteer Fireman's Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 134 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1894
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.68558, -85.76980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beechwood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Iola Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pigeon Roost Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Clarks Grant Park: 5.3 mi
  • Morgan Trail Park: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Volunteer Fireman's Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Charters of Freedom: 16.8 mi
  • CB Hess Memorial Soccer Field: 17.1 mi
  • Jackson County Fallen Hero Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 19
Museums: 13
  • Scott County Heritage Center and Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Eleutherian College: 17.0 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum Annex: 18.1 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Jackson County Historical: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crowe Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Clifty Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Water: 20.7 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 20.8 mi
  • Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 22.2 mi
  • Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 22.5 mi
  • Cedar Point: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Stellar Plaza archway: 23.5 mi
  • Metal Art at Stellar Plaza: 23.5 mi
  • BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 23.7 mi
  • Lions: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobSSW 203°304 m12.4 mi
Rock KnobSSW 196°291 m6.4 mi
PinnacleNW 318°289 m17.9 mi
Spickert KnobS 190°289 m24.3 mi
Oak KnobSSW 200°288 m6.7 mi
Williams KnobSSW 212°282 m14.5 mi
Daisy HillSW 214°282 m15.5 mi
Bowers KnobSW 218°274 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:1920:3221:12
September equinox07:3119:0719:42
December solstice07:5816:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556573777568564536

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsburg, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2838044742

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