Jackson Circle
Jackson Circle is a garden in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Mann Hill stands 241 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oliver P Morton, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 14 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
You may recognize it by its Centerpiece Fountain surrounded by an English garden and flanked on the western edge by the Cecil Street pergolas.
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Oliver P Morton: 0.0 mi
- Obelisk: 0.2 mi
- George Rogers Clark: 0.3 mi
- Monolith: 0.5 mi
- Dedication Plaque: 1.1 mi
- Harrison Park: 0.1 mi
- Beaufain Common: 0.1 mi
- Calhoun Square: 0.1 mi
- Broughton Green: 0.1 mi
- Clay Circle: 0.2 mi
- Brown Pillar: 0.4 mi
- Flute Player: 0.4 mi
- Garden Pillar: 0.4 mi
- Garden Pillar: 0.4 mi
- Garden Pillar: 0.4 mi
- Carmel Clay History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Clay Township Museum & Library: 3.2 mi
- Carmel Fire Buffs and Museum: 3.3 mi
- Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections: 3.4 mi
- AFCA Antique Fan Museum: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area 13: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 9.0 mi
- Colfax Circle: 0.7 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 1.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.1 mi
- Terraced Garden: 1.1 mi
- Woods Garden: 1.1 mi
- Allegion: 2.1 mi
- Bullpen Tournaments: 6.7 mi
- Ancient Tree Trunk: 9.0 mi
- Hogan Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze: 10.3 mi
- Hobson Acres: 10.5 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Carpenter Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 20.0 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 20.0 mi
- Lebanon Rest Area - I65 SB: 23.5 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 24.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.9 mi
- Morse Beach: 10.4 mi
- Geist Beach: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson Circle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mann Hill | S 187° | 241 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mars Hill | S 187° | 213 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:37 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:40 | 17:23 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 3 E, 7 mi away.
- putty root55 obs
- Northern Flicker51 obs
- Northern Cardinal50 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle50 obs
- House Finch50 obs
- Red-bellied Woodpecker48 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird46 obs
- Pileated Woodpecker39 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/506726860
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