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Railroad Park

Railroad Park from directly overhead

Railroad Park is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is City and County Police Officer's Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Indiana's Historic Pathways runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Public Site of train car, box station

What the record says

Inscription
Railroad Heritage Display Site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00667, -85.62527

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stellar Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Walnut Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tripton Park: 0.5 mi
  • North Vernon Park: 0.5 mi
  • Muscatatuck County Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 57
Historic sites: 33
  • City and County Police Officer's Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Madison Railroad Memorial Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Railroad Memorial Stone: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Pat O'Conner Street Sign: 0.6 mi
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 9
  • Selmier State Forest: 2.0 mi
  • Guthrie Woods: 8.3 mi
  • Pennywort Cliffs: 13.9 mi
  • Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods: 15.1 mi
  • Anderson Falls: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Clifty Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 1.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 1.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hassmer HillENE293 m21.0 mi
PinnacleWSW289 m21.7 mi
Dug HillW214 m23.7 mi
Wrights HillWNW197 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1820:3221:12
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5916:4217:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566472757467574536
Precip in3.43.24.25.34.95.14.54.43.33.53.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Vernon 2 ESE, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/619454194

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