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Chesapeake

Chesapeake from directly overhead

Chesapeake is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town, a ghost town 3.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

ghost town in Warren County, Indiana

How to reach it

Coordinates40.24459, -87.44324

Overlooks nearby

127 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Covington City Park & Wabash Heritage Trail: 7.1 mi
  • Ouabache Park: 10.5 mi
  • Southgate Habitat Trail Park: 10.5 mi
  • Liberty Park: 10.6 mi
  • Liberty Park: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Ghost towns: 23
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 5.9 mi
  • Portland Arch: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Danville Art League: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Pioneer Homestead: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillNE 43°206 m9.3 mi
Hog Back HillNE 46°204 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2120:4321:24
September equinox07:3819:1319:49
December solstice08:1016:4417:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040526372747366554232
Precip in2.42.02.73.94.44.84.13.22.73.23.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrysville 4 WNW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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