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Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint

Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint from directly overhead

Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint is an attraction in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Broadway Park, a park 1.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 63 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michael Carmichael

How to reach it

Coordinates40.25886, -85.70909

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Broadway Park: 1.7 mi
  • Beulah Park: 2.1 mi
  • Alexandria Fairgrounds: 2.2 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 4.4 mi
  • Miami Reserve Christian Camp: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Walking Man - "Smilin' Stan": 7.7 mi
  • A Town Center, Inc.: 10.8 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr: 11.4 mi
  • Totem Pole: 11.4 mi
  • Mohammed: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 18
  • Alexandria Monroe Historical Society: 1.9 mi
  • Elwood Heritage Center: 7.1 mi
  • Gruenewald Historic House: 10.5 mi
  • Anderson Museum of Art: 10.6 mi
  • Mounds State Park nature center: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Indy Scream Park / White River Paint Ball: 16.1 mi
  • M3 Stuart: 16.6 mi
  • site 8: 21.2 mi
  • Site 5: 21.3 mi
  • Site 6: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 2
  • Imagination Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Spider Hill: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Morse Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Geist Beach: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest area: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spider HillESE 102°288 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1420:3621:17
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0316:3717:21

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262939506271737265534131
Precip in3.22.33.04.04.45.34.23.33.13.03.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwood, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11737622378

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