Indiana 9/11 Memorial
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Indiana 9/11 Memorial is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canal Walk, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Indiana 9/11 Memorial is a memorial in downtown Indianapolis dedicated to those killed in the September 11 attacks. It was begun early in 2010 as a grassroots effort. Greg Hess, a firefighter paramedic with the Indianapolis Fire Department, was the primary lead of the initiative. In 2001, Hess was a member of Indiana Task Force 1 (INTF-1), one of the first FEMA Search and Rescue teams to arrive at Ground Zero. INTF-1 spent 8 days in New York assisting the local agencies in the rescue and recovery efforts. The Indiana 9/11 Memorial is located at 421 West Ohio Street, next to Indianapolis Fire Station 13 along the Indiana Central Canal. It is a part of a city landscape that includes the USS Indianapolis Memorial and the Medal of Honor Memorial. The focal point of the memorial consists of two 11,000-pound (5,000 kg) beams from the Twin Towers. Behind the beams stand a pair of six-foot tall black granite walls inscribed with remembrances of the events in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Perched atop one of the beams is a bronze, life-size sculpture of an American bald eagle, with wings outstretched and gazing east toward New York City. In 2010, Hess petitioned the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to obtain the steel beams from JFK Airport Hangar 17, which housed all the artifacts recovered from the World Trade Center. Over 11,000 motorcyclists escorted a semi truck carrying the memorial beams to Indianapolis, a procession that was estimated at over 47 miles (76 km) in length.
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Wikidata Q7248980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Canal Walk: 0.0 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.0 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
- Military Park: 0.1 mi
- Young Abe Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Lux Aeterna: 0.1 mi
- Coal Miner: 0.2 mi
- Time Flow: 0.2 mi
- Rhino Arch: 0.2 mi
- Workers' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Indiana Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Robert Dale Owen Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Indiana Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Eiteljorg Museum: 0.1 mi
- NCAA Hall of Champions: 0.3 mi
- Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library: 0.4 mi
- Ray Bradbury Center: 0.6 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Site 22: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Site 18: 9.3 mi
- Watanabe Garden: 0.1 mi
- White River Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Garden Alley: 1.2 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 0.5 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 0.6 mi
- Skyline: 0.8 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 1.2 mi
- Dallara Factory: 4.1 mi
- Mars Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mann Hill: 9.0 mi
- Kelly Hill: 11.5 mi
- Polk Hill: 11.8 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 13.8 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 12.2 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 14.8 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 22.5 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- Fox Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Geist Beach: 18.1 mi
- Morse Beach: 22.1 mi
- Anita: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indiana 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 230° | 283 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 158° | 264 m | 11.5 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 162° | 261 m | 11.8 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 171° | 258 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hog Back | ESE 107° | 258 m | 24.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 183° | 253 m | 19.8 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSW 213° | 250 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | S 187° | 249 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:36 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:41 | 17:24 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1189655084
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