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Caledonia

Caledonia from directly overhead

Caledonia is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Dillon Hill stands 221 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Farnsworth, a ghost town 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 91 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

human settlement in Indiana, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.09889, -87.33500

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Busseron Creek Fish & Wildlife Area: 0.8 mi
  • Sullivan County Park: 2.1 mi
  • Sullivan County Park & Lake: 2.9 mi
  • Sullivan County Park: 3.0 mi
  • Sullivan City Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 18
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
  • Heath Museum & Confectionery: 22.7 mi
  • Antique Tractor Museum: 23.0 mi
  • Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Candles Holocaust Museum & Education Center: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Fred A. Jewell: 19.3 mi
  • War Memorial: 19.3 mi
  • Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Proud Elk: 23.4 mi
  • The Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 4-way bridge: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dillon HillENE 69°221 m21.1 mi
Need HillENE 65°221 m21.1 mi
Yaw HillN 360°205 m14.9 mi
Sanford HillN 355°204 m16.9 mi
Maumee HillSE 130°194 m23.2 mi
Ladd HillWNW 286°190 m10.2 mi
Trimmer HillN 6°190 m17.5 mi
Brewer HillSE 129°180 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2420:3921:19
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0616:4817:31

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343556573767568574434
Precip in3.32.83.55.15.25.14.73.23.63.83.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shakamak SP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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