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Sloan

Sloan from directly overhead

Sloan is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the east-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chesapeake, a ghost town 4.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

ghost town in Warren County, Indiana

How to reach it

Coordinates40.30170, -87.47610

133 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Nature reserves: 29
Ghost towns: 23
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 9.3 mi
  • Portland Arch: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Pioneer Homestead: 20.4 mi
  • Sugar Creek: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Danville Art League: 14.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillENE 71°206 m8.6 mi
Hog Back HillENE 70°204 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2120:4321:24
September equinox07:3819:1319:49
December solstice08:1016:4417:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242546472757467554332
Precip in2.52.23.24.54.65.24.33.33.33.73.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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