Madonna of the Trail
Madonna of the Trail is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenn Miller Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- October 28, 1928
- Height
- 18 feet
- Material
- algonite_stone
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 3.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 14.4 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Equestrian Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenn Miller Park: 0.4 mi
- Starr Park: 0.5 mi
- 10th Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Jack Elstro Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Swicker Park(7th street park): 1.3 mi
- Whitewater Valley Land Trust: 6.5 mi
- Steve Swoveland Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Hornbeam Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Friends of Fort Jefferson: 17.6 mi
- Fort Jefferson State Historic Site: 17.6 mi
- Seal of the County Commissioners: 1.3 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 2.8 mi
- Ohio: 3.7 mi
- Tecumseh Statue: 22.1 mi
- Jim Buchy Bench: 22.8 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Model T Museum: 1.0 mi
- Richmond Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- Joseph Moore Museum: 2.1 mi
- Clay Township Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- I Am Old Glory Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Hoosier Hill: 11.9 mi
- Fort Jefferson: 17.7 mi
- Treaty of Greene Ville signed near here: 22.5 mi
- Old Fairfield: 22.5 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 2.3 mi
- Old Observatory Garden Area: 2.3 mi
- Old Thyme Garden: 22.0 mi
- Wildflower Seed Library: 22.9 mi
- The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 23.1 mi
- Today’s Harvest Corn Maze: 4.3 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 16.0 mi
- Hueston Woods Sugar House: 19.0 mi
- Darke County Fairgrounds: 21.4 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Eastbound): 5.9 mi
- Preble Welcome Center (Eastbound): 5.9 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 6.0 mi
- Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 8.4 mi
- Hills of Judea: 15.7 mi
- Devils Backbone: 17.8 mi
- Mount Auburn: 18.0 mi
- The Mounds: 24.5 mi
- Crawfordsville: 9.3 mi
- Hagerstown: 15.1 mi
- Corwin: 22.1 mi
- Thistlethwaite Falls: 1.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Madonna of the Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills of Judea | NE 41° | 328 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Mounds | SSW 195° | 301 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Auburn | SE 141° | 290 m | 18.0 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SE 142° | 288 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:16 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:31 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:36 | 17:19 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond WTR WKS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/6106720239
Day trips start here
- Richmond · 1 mi
- Connersville · 19 mi
- Greenville · 23 mi
- Oxford · 23 mi
- New Castle · 27 mi
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