Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Maul Hill stands 263 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 21 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, also known as County Bridge #86, is a historic covered bridge located in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana. It was built in 1883, and is a Burr Arch Truss structure measuring 102 feet long, 14 feet wide, and 16 feet tall. The single span bridge has walls clad in board and batten siding with Italianate style design elements. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
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Dates from 1883.
Wikidata Q23823847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1883
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bloomfield Park: 2.4 mi
- Bowersox Park: 9.8 mi
- Allen Park: 10.3 mi
- Odon city park: 11.2 mi
- City park: 11.3 mi
- Simpson Hill: 4.1 mi
- Fairplay Mound: 5.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 6.1 mi
- Jolliff Rocks: 7.1 mi
- Brewer Hill: 7.7 mi
- Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge: 0.0 mi
- Fred A. Jewell: 8.9 mi
- War Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Civil War Cannons: 22.0 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Pavilion: 22.0 mi
- Canyon Forest Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Hoot Woods: 18.0 mi
- Porter West Preserve: 19.0 mi
- The Cedars Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- INRD Indianapolis Subdivision: 7.3 mi
- 4-way bridge: 16.5 mi
- Shirley Springs Cave: 20.6 mi
- Old Mans Nose: 22.0 mi
- Jug Rock: 22.6 mi
- Morgan Hill: 8.5 mi
- Crum Point: 18.5 mi
- McBrides Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Unlikely Wall: 21.7 mi
- Owen County Heritage and Culture Center: 22.3 mi
- WonderLab Museum: 24.6 mi
- Wylie House Museum: 24.7 mi
- The Farmer House Museum: 24.9 mi
- Monroe County History Center: 24.9 mi
- Jebediah Springfield: 23.0 mi
- Bluetip Billiards: 24.5 mi
- Animal Island: 24.7 mi
- Bloomington Banquet: 24.7 mi
- Bloomington Waters: 24.8 mi
- Native Wildflower Garden: 20.8 mi
- Butler Park Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Wonderlab Garden: 24.6 mi
- Farnsworth: 21.9 mi
- Caledonia: 22.5 mi
- McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maul Hill | ESE 112° | 263 m | 19.5 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | ESE 114° | 260 m | 11.3 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 103° | 249 m | 18.9 mi |
| Emmins Hill | NNE 14° | 245 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hurricane Hill | N 4° | 242 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wolfe Hill | NNE 12° | 239 m | 19.5 mi |
| Straley Hill | NNE 16° | 239 m | 21.1 mi |
| Satan Hill | N 360° | 227 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:25 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:37 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:47 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crane NSA, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 93000466OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Richland--Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, reference 93000466, listed 06/10/93.
OpenStreetMap element way/67845139
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