Chief Menominee Statue
Chief Menominee Statue is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Navin Hill stands 277 m to the west-northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Menominee State Wetlands, a park 2.0 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
Start of the historic Trail of Death. The first statue dedicated to a Native American Indian, 1909.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
- Menominee State Wetlands: 2.0 mi
- Washington School Park: 3.5 mi
- Webster Park: 3.9 mi
- Webster Center Park: 4.0 mi
- Freedom Park: 4.0 mi
- Menominee Indian Statue: 3.6 mi
- Webster Center Sign: 4.0 mi
- The Winged Messenger: 5.4 mi
- Monterey Military Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Monterey Community Park Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Marshall County Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Starke County History Center: 13.4 mi
- Walkerton Heritage Museum: 13.6 mi
- Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum: 18.7 mi
- Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum: 22.0 mi
- Navin Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cranberry Point: 11.9 mi
- Gull Point: 12.7 mi
- Pigeon Roost Hill: 15.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 17.2 mi
- Knox Community High School Woods: 13.7 mi
- Knox Community High School Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Potato Creek State Park: 17.7 mi
- Judy Burton Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 3.8 mi
- Indian Head Gateway: 20.9 mi
- Apple Orchard: 22.4 mi
- Art Walk Entrance: 22.4 mi
- Lakeville Unity Garden: 16.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 21.3 mi
- Bird feeding area: 24.8 mi
- Mentone Egg: 19.0 mi
- Amish Acres: 20.5 mi
- St. Joseph County Fairgrounds: 23.6 mi
- Bass Lake State Beach: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Point: 13.0 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Menominee Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navin Hill | WNW 285° | 277 m | 2.8 mi |
| Vargo Hill | N 3° | 270 m | 18.4 mi |
| Reeves Hill | N 1° | 264 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pigeon Roost Hill | WSW 238° | 223 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 219° | 220 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cranberry Point | WSW 248° | 218 m | 11.9 mi |
| Gull Point | WSW 246° | 218 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:41 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:36 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2131702633
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