Marion Township Memorial Stone
Marion Township Memorial Stone is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Kelly Hill stands 264 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue River Memorial Park, a park 4.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Human settlement in Shelby County, Indiana.
Wikidata Q22059067, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue River Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Kennedy Park: 4.3 mi
- Sunset Park: 4.4 mi
- Sunrise Park: 4.8 mi
- Morrison Park: 5.1 mi
- The Art Alley: 4.5 mi
- Little Balser and His Bears: 4.5 mi
- Painter/Walking Man: 13.5 mi
- Greenway Guy: 13.5 mi
- James Whitcomb Riley: 13.6 mi
- Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 Memorial: 9.0 mi
- John William "Will" Vawter: 13.5 mi
- Train Car: 17.2 mi
- War Monument: 17.4 mi
- Statue of St. Francis: 17.7 mi
- Grover Center: Museum and Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Riley Home Museum: 13.7 mi
- Hancock County Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- Rush County Historical Society: 16.9 mi
- Johnson County Museum of History: 17.4 mi
- Hog Back: 5.8 mi
- McCrea Hill: 10.3 mi
- McFarren Hill: 10.9 mi
- Money Hill: 11.6 mi
- Kelly Hill: 17.4 mi
- Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Growing Places Indy: 23.8 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Garden Alley: 24.5 mi
- Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Anderson Falls: 24.5 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Site B: 12.5 mi
- Site C: 12.7 mi
- Site A: 12.7 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.5 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 16.8 mi
- Memorial and External Flame: 20.1 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 24.7 mi
- Springhill: 20.9 mi
- Kansas: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marion Township Memorial Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hill | W 276° | 264 m | 17.4 mi |
| Polk Hill | W 274° | 261 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hog Back | NNE 19° | 258 m | 5.8 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | WSW 253° | 258 m | 19.5 mi |
| McFarren Hill | SSW 212° | 256 m | 10.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 253° | 253 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | W 267° | 249 m | 23.5 mi |
| McCrea Hill | SSW 211° | 246 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:34 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:40 | 17:23 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelbyville Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13958648890
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