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Palestine

Palestine from directly overhead

Palestine is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Warren Hill stands 284 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bedford Christian Camp, a park 1.6 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 2.8 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates38.80500, -86.46222

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bedford Christian Camp: 1.6 mi
  • 4H Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
  • Otis Park: 3.7 mi
  • Otis park rec area: 3.7 mi
  • Otis Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 46
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 14
Historic sites: 11
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 3.3 mi
  • Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District: 4.1 mi
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 4.1 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 5.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 4.1 mi
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 5.2 mi
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 19.2 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Jackson County Historical: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Eagle Quest: 16.9 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 17.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pluto Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Spring Cave: 20.9 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Warren HillSSE 150°284 m21.6 mi
Sand Bank HillSSE 148°283 m20.7 mi
Browning HillNNE 31°283 m20.9 mi
Hickory RidgeNNE 26°279 m17.6 mi
Smith HillSE 142°277 m20.7 mi
Gobblers KnobSW 223°276 m9.9 mi
Rariden HillSW 220°274 m4.3 mi
Frank Grubb RidgeNNE 21°274 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2220:3521:15
September equinox07:3419:1019:45
December solstice08:0116:4617:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536371747367554334
Precip in3.42.73.95.15.65.24.33.63.43.53.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oolitic Purdue EX FM, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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