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Marshfield

Marshfield from directly overhead

Marshfield is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Iola Park, a park 0.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 132 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Scott County, Indiana, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70920, -85.78170

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Iola Park: 0.9 mi
  • Beechwood Park: 2.0 mi
  • Pigeon Roost Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Morgan Trail Park: 6.7 mi
  • Clarks Grant Park: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Volunteer Fireman's Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • CB Hess Memorial Soccer Field: 15.3 mi
  • Charters of Freedom: 17.3 mi
  • Jackson County Fallen Hero Memorial: 17.5 mi
  • Tunnel Mill Ruins: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 18
Museums: 13
  • Scott County Heritage Center and Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum Annex: 16.4 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Eleutherian College: 16.6 mi
  • Jackson County Historical: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crowe Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Clifty Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 21.0 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 21.1 mi
  • Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 21.2 mi
  • Water: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Vinegar Mill: 21.2 mi
  • Sparks Ferry Bridge: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobSSW 198°304 m13.7 mi
Rock KnobS 188°291 m7.8 mi
PinnacleNW 316°289 m16.2 mi
Oak KnobSSW 192°288 m8.1 mi
Williams KnobSSW 207°282 m15.7 mi
Daisy HillSSW 209°282 m16.6 mi
Bowers KnobSSW 212°274 m16.0 mi
Cubby House HillSSW 202°273 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:55
June solstice06:1920:3221:12
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5816:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556573777568564536

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsburg, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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