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Fern Cliff

Fern Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Fern Cliff is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 233 m. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Cliff Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 4.1 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.60977, -86.96196

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fern Cliff Nature Preserve: 0.1 mi
  • Depauw Nature Park: 4.4 mi
  • Scott Hamilton Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
  • Bowman Park: 5.7 mi
  • Maple Berry Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 25
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 15
Artworks: 14
  • Depth of Field: 21.1 mi
  • Chemistry Honor Society Certificate: 21.2 mi
  • Golden Key Honor Society Certificate: 21.2 mi
  • Pictures of Past Rose-Hulman Presidents: 21.2 mi
  • Leave Your Mark (2013): 21.2 mi
Museums: 7
  • Putnam County Train Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Putnam County Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Lusk Home: 22.9 mi
  • Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum: 23.4 mi
  • Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Silver Cascade Falls: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Honeycomb Rock: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moser HillESE 112°284 m11.2 mi
Hadden HillESE 109°279 m9.6 mi
McCoy HillESE 121°275 m10.0 mi
Hale HillSSE 156°269 m17.3 mi
Shumaker HillESE 111°268 m22.5 mi
Snyder HillESE 122°267 m8.1 mi
Gaston HillSSE 156°266 m19.4 mi
Bald HillNNE 14°262 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2520:00
June solstice06:2120:3921:20
September equinox07:3619:1119:47
December solstice08:0616:4517:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040506169727164534131
Precip in3.22.63.54.64.95.44.73.43.73.63.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greencastle 1 W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358653902

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