Ghost town · Indiana
Anita
Anita is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Hill, a peak 3.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 22 miles off.
ghost town in Johnson County, Indiana
How to reach it
Coordinates39.42580, -86.19140
- 22.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Moore Hill: 3.9 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.0 mi
- Donalds Knoll: 7.0 mi
- Mount Nebo: 8.1 mi
- Renner Hill: 9.1 mi
Parks
- Morgantown Park: 5.5 mi
- Witt Park: 6.6 mi
- Windisch Park: 6.9 mi
- Switzer Park: 7.0 mi
- Atterbury State Fish and Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 58
- Street Art: 8.4 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.5 mi
- Sitting Ben Franklin: 8.6 mi
- Bear Necessities: 15.7 mi
- Mooresville Settlement Landmark: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 35
- War Monument: 8.2 mi
- Train Car: 8.4 mi
- Decorative Cannon: 13.9 mi
- Statue of St. Francis: 16.5 mi
- Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 Memorial: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Betley Woods at Glacier's End: 5.0 mi
- Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow: 5.3 mi
- Whip-poor-will Woods: 10.6 mi
- Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Bradford Woods Nature Reserve: 13.9 mi
Museums: 19
- Johnson County Museum of History: 8.3 mi
- Camp Atterbury Museum: 9.6 mi
- Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 19.6 mi
- Eli Lilly Replica Lab: 22.8 mi
- Grover Center: Museum and Historical Society: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 14
- Interpretive Garden: 19.1 mi
- Irwin Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 21.3 mi
- Enabling Garden: 21.6 mi
- Selma Steele’s garden: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 8
- American Heart Association Learn CPR Station: 20.7 mi
- Indy Logo: 20.8 mi
- Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve: 23.1 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 23.5 mi
- Skyline: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Site C: 21.9 mi
- Site A: 22.0 mi
- Site B: 22.0 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- The Bluffs: 10.7 mi
- Fox Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 19.1 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Kansas: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cascades Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Anita. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed Patch Hill | S 184° | 322 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bearwallow Hill | S 186° | 313 m | 12.2 mi |
| Taylor Hill | SSE 154° | 309 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hohen Point | S 185° | 308 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hesitation Point | S 188° | 306 m | 17.9 mi |
| Patterson Hill | SSE 156° | 299 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dowell Hill | SSE 153° | 294 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cooks Hill | SW 225° | 292 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:36 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:43 | 17:25 |
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 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Wwtp, 9 mi away.
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