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Mission Cross

Mission Cross from directly overhead

Mission Cross is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Elkhorn Hill stands 308 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Wer ausharrt bis ans Ende wird selig

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.34046, -85.20313

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Park: 0.1 mi
  • Town Hall Park: 0.1 mi
  • Freedom Park: 2.1 mi
  • BTD Park: 2.2 mi
  • Batesville Playground: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 5
  • Historical Society of Decatur County: 14.9 mi
  • Osgood Historial Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Milan '54 Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Historic Connersville Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Rush County Historical Society: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Batesville Memorial Public Library Reading Garden: 2.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Boy: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhorn HillE 87°308 m16.9 mi
Boundary HillNE 51°305 m11.4 mi
English HillE 84°304 m15.2 mi
Gobblers Knob HillE 89°301 m14.0 mi
The MoundsNE 49°301 m15.3 mi
Wewe HillE 89°299 m11.0 mi
Cobbs HillE 81°299 m16.4 mi
Yellow Bank HillNE 41°298 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1819:53
June solstice06:1520:3121:12
September equinox07:2919:0419:40
December solstice07:5816:3917:21

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536372757468554334
Precip in3.42.73.64.64.84.93.93.03.03.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6127527944

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