Vault Point
Vault Point is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 262 m. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Blunk Point, a cliff 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 165 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
- 165.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 12.2 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverview Park: 0.9 mi
- Sun Valley Park: 3.1 mi
- Pleasure Ridge Park: 3.8 mi
- Cane Run Park: 4.2 mi
- Riverside Gardens Park: 4.2 mi
- Bours Points: 1.0 mi
- Hellmans Point: 1.4 mi
- McHarry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Round Knob: 4.9 mi
- Moremans Hill: 5.6 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 8.1 mi
- Engineering Art: 9.7 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 9.8 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 9.8 mi
- The Thinker: 9.8 mi
- Caboose Car: 10.1 mi
- New Albany Sign: 10.9 mi
- Evan Williams Bourbon Experience: 11.6 mi
- Belle of Louisville: 11.8 mi
- Tortoise Area: 12.1 mi
- American Pharoah Exhibit: 9.0 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Fort Duffield: 10.4 mi
- Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site: 10.6 mi
- In Loving Memory of Darrell Anthony Sweet: 10.9 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 8.0 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 9.0 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 9.9 mi
- West Point History Museum: 10.0 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 10.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 5.3 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 5.9 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 6.3 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 6.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 6.8 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 8.1 mi
- Scribner Garden: 10.9 mi
- Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 19.9 mi
- Blunk Point: 0.3 mi
- The Narrows: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Point: 15.5 mi
- Potlick Point: 25.0 mi
- Grable Spring: 12.5 mi
- Miles Spring: 12.5 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 23.6 mi
- Wynnsboro: 20.9 mi
- Springville: 23.2 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 18.8 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Vault Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | N 353° | 302 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSE 155° | 295 m | 16.9 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NNE 15° | 289 m | 14.0 mi |
| Hayes Hill | WSW 252° | 282 m | 16.0 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSW 195° | 275 m | 17.5 mi |
| Windell Hill | W 268° | 272 m | 15.0 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ESE 120° | 269 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | WSW 254° | 265 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:31 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:46 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358669787
Day trips start here
- Georgetown · 11 mi
- Louisville · 11 mi
- New Albany · 11 mi
- Corydon · 12 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 13 mi
- Clarksville · 14 mi
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