- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Carlisle Hill280.4 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway10.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7247, -86.9006
Monkey Island is a attraction in Indiana, at a modelled 183 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawks, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 10 miles off. 162 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
- Built
- 1934
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monkey Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | E 100° | 280.4 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 49° | 242 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 51° | 235 m | 20.3 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 51° | 233 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 51° | 229 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 51° | 227 m | 19.5 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 50° | 225 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Lieber | WSW 247° | 214 m | 19.0 mi |
- 10.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
162 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 47
- Bismarck Hill: 0.3 mi
- Crescent Dune: 1.2 mi
- Mount Baldy: 1.8 mi
- Mount McCray: 2.4 mi
- Mount Jensen: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 33
- Hawks: 0.0 mi
- Raptors: 0.0 mi
- Tortoise: 0.0 mi
- Upper Aviary: 0.0 mi
- Bobcats: 0.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Rotary Centennial Monument: 0.1 mi
- Rawson Memorial Stone Plaque: 0.1 mi
- WWI Monument: 0.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.2 mi
- Yellow Straw: 0.3 mi
Beaches: 23
- Washington Park Beach: 0.3 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 0.7 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 1.1 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 1.4 mi
- Mount Baldy Beach: 2.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Barker Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 5.6 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 9.3 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 9.3 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 0.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 0.3 mi
- Tool Shed: 0.3 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 0.6 mi
- Breakwater Light: 0.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Indiana Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 8.7 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- 1 Foot Falls: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tremont: 9.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 12 mi
- Portage · 18 mi
- Lake Station · 21 mi
- Hobart · 23 mi
- Gary · 25 mi
- Merrillville · 28 mi
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