Ghost town · Indiana
Hooversburg
Hooversburg is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. McElroy Hill stands 274 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Akron Town Square, a park 4.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 20 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Indiana
How to reach it
Coordinates40.98306, -86.06083
- 19.5 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Akron Town Square: 4.2 mi
- Pike Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Beaver Dam Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Lakeside Park: 8.8 mi
- Fansler Park: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Replica Liberty Bell: 15.8 mi
- Replica Statue of Liberty: 15.8 mi
- Wabash Bicentennial: 17.4 mi
- Old Wabash Jr. High Site: 17.7 mi
- Sailor: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 27
- Turtle Sundae: 15.4 mi
- Key Way: 17.5 mi
- Yellow Chair: 20.3 mi
- The Student: 21.0 mi
- Willard the Bicentennial Bison: 21.6 mi
Museums: 14
- Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum: 13.0 mi
- North Manchester Center of History: 15.2 mi
- Circus City Festival Museum: 15.7 mi
- Miami County Museum: 15.8 mi
- International Circus Hall of Fame: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 12
- Stockdale Mill: 7.7 mi
- Roann Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Mentone Egg: 13.2 mi
- Charley Creek Garden Maze: 17.5 mi
- Mark Honeywell - Memorial: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Wooleytown: 5.3 mi
- Five Corners: 5.8 mi
- Niconza: 6.4 mi
- Anson: 8.1 mi
- Paw Paw: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Disko Fen: 7.0 mi
- Judy Burton Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek: 8.5 mi
- Eel River Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Laketon Bog Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 15.6 mi
- Peru Garden Club: 17.4 mi
- Garden of Valor: 17.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.2 mi
- The Gardens of Central Park: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Charley Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 2
- McElroy Hill: 21.9 mi
- Morgan Hill: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cliffs of the Seven Double Pillars: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pike Lake Beach: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hooversburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Hill | NNE 27° | 274 m | 21.9 mi |
| Morgan Hill | SW 220° | 205 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:39 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:36 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 10 mi away.
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