Ghost town · Indiana
Stringtown
Stringtown is a ghost town in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Truax Hill stands 244 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tree Spring, a spring 4.6 miles away. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
ghost town in Fountain County, Indiana
How to reach it
Coordinates40.04140, -87.38060
Overlooks nearby
- Camel's Back · 14 mi
129 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 55
- Covington City Park & Wabash Heritage Trail: 7.4 mi
- Hub Park: 7.9 mi
- Southgate Habitat Trail Park: 9.4 mi
- Stone Bluff Park: 11.0 mi
- Meade Park: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 19
- Romine Corner: 7.5 mi
- Baltimore: 9.2 mi
- Dresser: 11.5 mi
- Chesapeake: 14.4 mi
- Quaker: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Forest Glen Seep Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Doris Westfall Prairie Restoration Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Howards Hollow Seep Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Portland Arch Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Shawnee Bottoms: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- Pioneer Homestead: 10.6 mi
- Boulder Canyon: 13.8 mi
- Falls Canyon: 14.0 mi
- Bear Hollow: 14.0 mi
- Punch Bowl: 14.0 mi
Museums: 9
- Westville Depot Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Hooten Cemetery: 13.9 mi
- Danville War Museum: 14.5 mi
- Lusk Home: 14.6 mi
- Vermillion County Museum: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Trail of Death marker: 11.5 mi
- Juliet Straus Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Col. Lieber Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Treaty Between Harrison & the Indians: 16.2 mi
- Everyday Heroes: 17.0 mi
Peaks: 3
- Truax Hill: 17.6 mi
- Copeland Hill: 21.1 mi
- Hog Back Hill: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Spring Creek Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Salt Kettle Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Canyon Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Williamsport Falls: 17.5 mi
- Silver Cascade Falls: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Honeycomb Rock: 18.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Tree Spring: 4.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Portland Arch: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Danville Art League: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stringtown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truax Hill | E 100° | 244 m | 17.6 mi |
| Copeland Hill | N 9° | 206 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hog Back Hill | NNE 11° | 204 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:42 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:45 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrysville 4 WNW, 7 mi away.
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