Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Dyson Knob stands 197 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1912
What to expect
- Operated by
- Gibson County Comissioners
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 143.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
93 named places within 25 miles
- Pocket Park: 0.1 mi
- Public Pool: 0.5 mi
- Lafayette Park: 0.6 mi
- South Side Park: 0.8 mi
- Camp Carson: 2.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 4.8 mi
- Kennedy Hill: 11.0 mi
- Moore Hill: 11.8 mi
- Wilson Hill: 12.7 mi
- Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument: 0.0 mi
- Peter Britton Cabin: 16.9 mi
- USS Indianapolis (SSN-697): 22.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 22.3 mi
- George Rogers Clark State Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Lyles Station Historic School & Museum: 5.1 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 11.1 mi
- Edith Barrett Memorial History Center: 18.4 mi
- Indiana Military Museum: 22.0 mi
- Harrison Mansion: 22.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.9 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 14.1 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 17.5 mi
- The Bluffs: 18.4 mi
- Lucky Point: 22.6 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 14.1 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 14.1 mi
- Robeson Hills Nature Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 0.4 mi
- Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 24.9 mi
- Company F. 42nd Indiana Monument: 12.2 mi
- Fish: 13.2 mi
- Lexington: 21.9 mi
- Mills Prairie: 24.1 mi
- Toyota Butterfly Garden: 22.2 mi
- Family Garden: 24.9 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 24.4 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson Knob | ESE 122° | 197 m | 18.2 mi |
| Big Ditney Hill | SE 145° | 193 m | 18.9 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ESE 116° | 190 m | 12.7 mi |
| Kennedy Hill | ESE 112° | 189 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ringham Hill | SE 125° | 186 m | 16.8 mi |
| Moore Hill | ESE 114° | 178 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 5° | 176 m | 2.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 88° | 172 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:38 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:52 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeton 1 W, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2491751120
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