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Chief Menominee Statue

Chief Menominee Statue from directly overhead

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. 101 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29565, -86.36177

101 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • Menominee State Wetlands: 2.0 mi
  • Washington School Park: 3.5 mi
  • Washington School Park: 3.6 mi
  • Webster Park: 3.9 mi
  • Webster Center Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 8
  • 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
Peaks: 7
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Lakeville Unity Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Flower Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Bird feeding area: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Navin HillWNW 285°277.4 m2.8 mi
Vargo HillN 3°270 m18.4 mi
Reeves HillN 1°264 m18.9 mi
Pigeon Roost HillWSW 238°223 m15.6 mi
Bunker HillSW 219°220 m17.2 mi
Cranberry PointWSW 248°218 m11.9 mi
Gull PointWSW 246°218 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1320:4121:23
September equinox07:3419:0819:44
December solstice08:0916:3617:20

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737496070737265534030
Precip in2.62.32.43.64.34.24.44.13.23.43.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2131702633

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