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High Banks

High Banks, seen from above at true elevation

High Banks is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 122 m. Lutgring Hill stands 209 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Knobs, a peak 3.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
122 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.04699, -87.09889

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lincoln State Park: 6.8 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Boonville City Lake Park: 9.5 mi
  • Johnson Park: 9.6 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 36
Museums: 11
  • Warrick County Museum: 9.7 mi
  • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 11.3 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 11.3 mi
  • Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Colonel Jones Home: 5.5 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 7.2 mi
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 13.1 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lutgring HillESE 103°209 m24.5 mi
Indian HillSE 137°205 m22.9 mi
Dyson KnobNW 319°197 m15.3 mi
Chilton HillESE 101°195 m22.8 mi
Big Ditney HillWNW 292°193 m15.7 mi
Wilson HillNW 318°190 m21.1 mi
Cox HillESE 110°189 m21.5 mi
Kennedy HillNW 318°189 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:01
June solstice05:2719:3620:15
September equinox06:3718:1218:47
December solstice07:0215:5116:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847586775787770594738
Precip in3.53.64.95.55.14.64.73.23.83.84.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonville 1S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358656191

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