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Marion Township Memorial Stone

Marion Township Memorial Stone from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.58797, -85.75880

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 43
Historic sites: 33
  • 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
Museums: 16
  • 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
Peaks: 9
Gardens: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Site B: 12.5 mi
  • Site C: 12.7 mi
  • Site A: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.5 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelly HillW 276°264 m17.4 mi
Polk HillW 274°261 m18.1 mi
Hog BackNNE 19°258 m5.8 mi
Donalds KnollWSW 253°258 m19.5 mi
McFarren HillSSW 212°256 m10.9 mi
Turkey HillWSW 253°253 m23.8 mi
Sally Doty HillW 267°249 m23.5 mi
McCrea HillSSW 211°246 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:1620:3421:15
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0116:4017:23

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443556573767468564434
Precip in3.12.33.44.54.65.23.93.23.13.23.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelbyville Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13958648890

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