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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. 26 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: 26
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: 7
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 5
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 HillSSE 153°308 m12.7 mi
Boundary HillSSW 202°305 m5.6 mi
English HillSSE 159°304 m11.5 mi
The MoundsS 169°301 m2.3 mi
Gobblers Knob HillSSE 166°301 m12.3 mi
Cobbs HillSSE 152°299 m10.9 mi
Wewe HillS 180°299 m12.1 mi
Battle PointS 180°298 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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