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Madison Railroad Memorial Walk

Madison Railroad Memorial Walk from directly overhead

Madison Railroad Memorial Walk is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stellar Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Indiana's Historic Pathways runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
brick
Inscription
Stones depicting the history of the railroad are included in this strip of land

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00648, -85.62429

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stellar Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Stellar Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Walnut Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tripton Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Vernon Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 59
Historic sites: 34
  • Railroad Memorial Stone: 0.0 mi
  • Railroad Memorial Stone: 0.0 mi
  • City and County Police Officer's Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Railroad Park: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 8
  • Selmier State Forest: 2.0 mi
  • Guthrie Woods: 8.3 mi
  • Pennywort Cliffs: 13.8 mi
  • Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods: 15.1 mi
  • Anderson Falls: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Clifty Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 1.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 1.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madison Railroad Memorial Walk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hassmer HillENE 75°293 m20.9 mi
PinnacleWSW 246°289 m21.7 mi
Dug HillW 276°214 m23.7 mi
Wrights HillWNW 292°197 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1820:3221:12
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5916:4217:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566472757467574536
Precip in3.43.24.25.34.95.14.54.43.33.53.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Vernon 2 ESE, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/723826191

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