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Ray Harroun Historical marker

Ray Harroun Historical marker from directly overhead

Ray Harroun Historical marker is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Falls Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 18 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Winner first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 resting place.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.04537, -85.72165

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Falls Park: 2.8 mi
  • Falls Park: 2.9 mi
  • Meadowbrook Park: 2.9 mi
  • Circle Park: 3.1 mi
  • Fairview Park: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 52
  • Martin Luther King Jr: 3.7 mi
  • A Town Center, Inc.: 4.6 mi
  • Walking Man - "Smilin' Stan": 7.6 mi
  • Jesus: 8.2 mi
  • Mary Grotto: 8.2 mi
Museums: 27
  • Pendleton Historical Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Anderson Museum of Art: 4.8 mi
  • Gruenewald Historic House: 5.0 mi
  • Mounds State Park nature center: 6.4 mi
  • Taylor Center of Natural History: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 22
Nature reserves: 20
Attractions: 12
  • Indy Scream Park / White River Paint Ball: 3.3 mi
  • Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint: 14.8 mi
  • Forest Park Carousel & Concessions: 15.8 mi
  • Bullpen Tournaments: 22.2 mi
  • site 8: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 15.1 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.3 mi
  • Rest area: 23.2 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Imagination Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Spider Hill: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Morse Beach: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spider HillNE 55°288 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1520:3521:16
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0216:3817:21

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283241536371747366554333
Precip in3.02.53.54.14.65.24.33.43.13.43.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson Sewage PLT, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12010220643

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