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Oliver P. Morton

Oliver P. Morton from directly overhead

Oliver P. Morton is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Westward Journey, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

artwork by Rudolph Schwarz

Dates from 1907.

Wikidata Q7087735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1907
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.76862, -86.16193

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 22: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 18: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 14
Peaks: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Rest areas: 6
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Morse Beach: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 231°283 m18.1 mi
Kelly HillSSE 159°264 m11.3 mi
Polk HillSSE 163°261 m11.6 mi
Donalds KnollS 171°258 m18.5 mi
Hog BackESE 106°258 m24.3 mi
Turkey HillS 184°253 m19.7 mi
Clark HillSSW 213°250 m23.9 mi
Sally Doty HillS 188°249 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1720:3621:17
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0316:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040526271747366544232
Precip in3.12.33.74.55.05.43.93.63.23.23.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1270572627

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