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Montezuma Station

Montezuma Station from directly overhead

Montezuma Station is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Truax Hill stands 244 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park , a picnic site 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 45 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

human settlement in Indiana, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.79500, -87.38667

Overlooks nearby

142 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Ernie Pyle Rest Park: 3.5 mi
  • Camp Weeapahko: 7.7 mi
  • Rockville Lake Park: 9.0 mi
  • Bogart Park: 9.4 mi
  • Miller Park: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 15
  • Obsons Farm Corn Maze: 5.7 mi
  • Boulder Canyon: 11.2 mi
  • Falls Canyon: 11.3 mi
  • Bear Hollow: 11.6 mi
  • Ice Box: 11.7 mi
Museums: 10
  • Ernie Pyle World War II Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Lusk Home: 12.6 mi
  • Indianola Museum: 20.8 mi
  • Westville Depot Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Eugene V. Debs Museum: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Gardens: 7
Peaks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Cascade Falls: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Honeycomb Rock: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Speed Beach: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Truax HillNE 52°244 m22.5 mi
Wolf MoundWSW 247°207 m18.3 mi
Pottsville HillS 187°179 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2220:4121:22
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0816:4617:29

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273141536371747266544231
Precip in3.42.63.35.05.05.44.73.83.13.93.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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