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Eel River Post-Fort

Eel River Post-Fort from directly overhead

Eel River Post-Fort is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Diamond Hill stands 312 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Last Home of Chief Little Turtle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

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Ten Rods North. Site of a Miami trading post 1762. Fortified by Chief Little Turtle 1779. House built for him after Greenville Treaty. Spared when Fort Razed by Colonel Simrall. Sept 1812.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.16015, -85.35940

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Churubusco Community Park: 5.5 mi
  • Morsches Park: 5.7 mi
  • Morsches Park: 5.8 mi
  • Morsches Park: 5.8 mi
  • South Side Park: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Lifestarts: 10.2 mi
  • Komodo Dragon Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Orangutan Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Cow Box: 12.2 mi
  • City: 12.4 mi
Museums: 19
  • Churubusco History Center: 5.3 mi
  • Whitley County Fire Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Whitley County Ag Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Veteran's National Memorial Shrine & Museum: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 19
  • The Haunted Jail: 6.7 mi
  • Painting Fun Spot: 10.3 mi
  • Tasmanian Devil: 11.2 mi
  • Goats: 11.3 mi
  • California Sea Lion: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Nature American Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 6.0 mi
  • Discovery Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Betsy Chapman Family Gardens: 12.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 5.3 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Lake Claire: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Auburn Rest Area Northbound: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond HillNNW 337°312 m21.4 mi
Baby MountainNNE 15°309 m21.7 mi
Dunham HillWNW 293°292 m19.9 mi
The KnobsNNW 338°292 m24.3 mi
Parkview HillE 83°257 m13.8 mi
Buckner HillSE 124°250 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:1020:3721:18
September equinox07:3019:0419:40
December solstice08:0416:3217:16

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737496069727064524030
Precip in2.52.02.63.84.34.63.94.13.02.93.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia City, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13102724777

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