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Old Fairfield

Old Fairfield from directly overhead

Old Fairfield is a historic site in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Elkhorn Hill stands 308 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mounds, a peak 2.3 miles away. Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.51866, -84.99552

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 25
Artworks: 21
Nature reserves: 17
  • Army Corps of Engineers Office: 5.5 mi
  • Hornbeam Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
  • Silvoor Biological Sanctuary: 14.1 mi
  • Peffer Woods: 14.1 mi
  • Helen S. Ruder Preserve: 14.2 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 10
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thistlethwaite Falls: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elkhorn HillSSE308 m12.7 mi
Boundary HillSSW305 m5.6 mi
English HillSSE304 m11.5 mi
The MoundsS301 m2.3 mi
Gobblers Knob HillSSE301 m12.3 mi
Cobbs HillSSE299 m10.9 mi
Wewe HillS299 m12.1 mi
Battle PointS298 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:52
June solstice06:1420:3121:11
September equinox07:2819:0319:39
December solstice07:5816:3717:20

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/154353888

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