Last Home of Chief Little Turtle
Last Home of Chief Little Turtle 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 Eel River Post-Fort, 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
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Site of British Fort and Last Home of Chief Little Turtle (Me-she-me-noc-quah) 1795-1812
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Overlooks nearby
- A Frame · 11 mi
- Terry's Turn · 11 mi
- No Return · 11 mi
- Soap Box Derby Hill · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Churubusco Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Morsches Park: 5.7 mi
- South Side Park: 6.5 mi
- Kenneth Wright Park: 6.6 mi
- Thomas Marshall Plaza: 6.8 mi
- Eel River Post-Fort: 0.0 mi
- La Balme Massacre Site: 0.3 mi
- Colonel Augustin De La Balme American Revolution: 0.5 mi
- Concord Methodist Church: 1.8 mi
- Site of Little Turtle's Miami Village: 2.5 mi
- Lifestarts: 10.2 mi
- Komodo Dragon Statue: 11.4 mi
- Orangutan Statue: 11.4 mi
- Cow Box: 12.3 mi
- City: 12.4 mi
- Richey Woods Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Wendell and Evelyn Dygert Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Kessler (Savoy & Agnes) Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Lindenwood Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Payton Park: 11.5 mi
- 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
- The Haunted Jail: 6.6 mi
- Painting Fun Spot: 10.4 mi
- Tasmanian Devil: 11.2 mi
- Goats: 11.3 mi
- California Sea Lion: 11.3 mi
- Nature American Garden: 5.7 mi
- Indiana Giving Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Discovery Garden: 11.4 mi
- Betsy Chapman Family Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 12.8 mi
- Buckner Hill: 8.6 mi
- Parkview Hill: 13.8 mi
- Rocket Hill: 17.1 mi
- Dunham Hill: 19.9 mi
- Diamond Hill: 21.4 mi
- Blue Lake Public Access Site: 5.3 mi
- Fitzgeald Beach: 8.6 mi
- Westlakes Beach: 8.9 mi
- Lake Claire: 19.2 mi
- Every Kids Dreamland: 7.2 mi
- Auburn Rest Area Northbound: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Last Home of Chief Little Turtle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Hill | NNW 337° | 312 m | 21.4 mi |
| Baby Mountain | NNE 15° | 309 m | 21.7 mi |
| Dunham Hill | WNW 293° | 292 m | 19.9 mi |
| The Knobs | NNW 338° | 292 m | 24.3 mi |
| Parkview Hill | E 83° | 257 m | 13.8 mi |
| Buckner Hill | SE 124° | 250 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:37 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 16:32 | 17:16 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13102724778
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