Indiana Territorial Line
Indiana Territorial Line is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Buzzard Hill stands 300 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Park, a park 0.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The boundaries between Indiana and Michigan Territories was established on June 30, 1805. Just before Indiana became a state in 1816, the line was moved ten miles north to provide frontage on Lake Michigan.
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- O'Brien Park: 1.2 mi
- Beverly D. Crone Restoration Area: 1.3 mi
- Camp Wakinda: 2.2 mi
- Kaiser Park: 2.4 mi
- Children's Museum of South Bend: 2.2 mi
- HealthWorks! Kids' Museum: 4.1 mi
- The Studebaker National Museum: 4.1 mi
- The History Museum: 4.2 mi
- South Bend Museum of Art: 4.2 mi
- "Crossroads" sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Educators: 4.3 mi
- Founder's Circle: 5.0 mi
- Red Throne: 5.5 mi
- Maquette for Wing Generator: 5.5 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Potato Creek State Park: 7.2 mi
- Brandywine Creek Nature Park: 13.0 mi
- Dayton Wet Prairie Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Boot Lake Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Bird feeding area: 2.4 mi
- Greenhouse Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Lakeville Unity Garden: 6.0 mi
- Courtyard: 8.7 mi
- Sensory Garden at Cobus Park: 11.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument: 4.9 mi
- Better Homes of South Bend: 5.9 mi
- Clark Memorial Fountain: 6.1 mi
- Heron Monument: 8.6 mi
- Freedom Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Hardwoods: 13.3 mi
- Riverbend Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- St. Joseph County Fairgrounds: 1.6 mi
- Birthday Chair: 5.0 mi
- Tree Sign: 12.8 mi
- Confluence of The Little Elkhart and St. Joseph Rivers: 15.3 mi
- Amish Acres: 16.8 mi
- Vargo Hill: 6.0 mi
- Reeves Hill: 6.1 mi
- Carlisle Hill: 13.0 mi
- Navin Hill: 22.9 mi
- Mt. Pumpkin: 24.1 mi
- Pleasant Lake East Beach: 15.5 mi
- Builders Association-Elkhart,: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indiana Territorial Line. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Hill | ESE 115° | 300 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mt. Pumpkin | E 90° | 287 m | 24.1 mi |
| Carlisle Hill | WNW 286° | 280 m | 13.0 mi |
| Navin Hill | SSW 202° | 277 m | 22.9 mi |
| Vargo Hill | SW 232° | 270 m | 6.0 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WSW 239° | 264 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:41 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:34 | 17:19 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Bend, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12242335801
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