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Lucky Point

Lucky Point, seen from above at true elevation

Lucky Point is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 145 m. Knob Hill stands 198 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Hill, a peak 5.0 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 2.7 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.61588, -87.31585

99 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Longfellow Park: 7.8 mi
  • South Side Park: 8.0 mi
  • Meradith Park Plaza: 8.2 mi
  • Playground: 8.5 mi
  • Hornady Park: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 17
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 6
  • Daviess County Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Edith Barrett Memorial History Center: 8.7 mi
  • Red Skelton Performing Arts Center: 12.0 mi
  • Harrison Mansion: 12.3 mi
  • Indiana Military Museum: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knob HillE 98°198 m18.5 mi
Maumee HillNE 42°194 m24.9 mi
Sefert HillENE 66°192 m10.0 mi
Knott HillE 100°191 m18.4 mi
Wilson HillS 185°190 m23.7 mi
Kennedy HillS 189°189 m22.5 mi
Barefoot Nation HillsNNW 346°180 m11.2 mi
Moore HillS 187°178 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:01
June solstice06:2620:3821:18
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0416:5017:32

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323746576774777669584637
Precip in3.62.94.04.85.55.24.13.23.53.63.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington 1 W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358658998

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