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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
  • Stellar Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Walnut Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tripton Park: 0.5 mi
  • North Vernon Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 59
Historic sites: 34
  • City and County Police Officer's Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Madison Railroad Memorial Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Railroad Memorial Stone: 0.1 mi
  • Railroad Memorial Stone: 0.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.5 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 HillENE 75°293 m21.0 mi
PinnacleWSW 246°289 m21.7 mi
Dug HillW 276°214 m23.7 mi
Wrights HillWNW 292°197 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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