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Hindostan Falls

Hindostan Falls from directly overhead

Hindostan Falls is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Gobblers Knob stands 276 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 4.0 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Martin County, Indiana

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62440, -86.85080

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 9
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Pluto Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Spring Cave: 22.3 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobENE276 m15.1 mi
Rariden HillENE274 m20.4 mi
Sally HillENE270 m17.0 mi
Mount AirieESE266 m12.1 mi
Maul HillNE263 m22.6 mi
Tunnel HillNNE260 m21.7 mi
Sampson HillENE247 m3.5 mi
Luke KnobE243 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2520:00
June solstice06:2420:3621:16
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0216:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574777669574636
Precip in3.73.14.55.26.14.94.33.03.73.54.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoals 8 S, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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