Rotary Centennial Monument
Rotary Centennial Monument is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Zebras, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 10 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1957
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Park: 0.1 mi
- Canada Park: 0.3 mi
- Millennium Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Charles R. Westcott Park: 0.4 mi
- Hanson Park: 0.8 mi
- Barker Woods Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- NIPSCO and Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 3.5 mi
- Shirley Heinze Land Trust: 3.6 mi
- Trail Creek Fen Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Father Basil Moreau Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Bismarck Hill: 0.3 mi
- Crescent Dune: 1.3 mi
- Mount Baldy: 1.9 mi
- Mount McCray: 2.4 mi
- Mount Jensen: 2.8 mi
- Zebras: 0.0 mi
- Fallow deer: 0.0 mi
- Australian Walk About: Wallaby and Emu: 0.0 mi
- Lions: 0.1 mi
- Wolves: 0.1 mi
- Rawson Memorial Stone Plaque: 0.2 mi
- WWI Monument: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Yellow Straw: 0.4 mi
- Marine Corps Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 0.2 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 0.6 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 1.0 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 1.5 mi
- Mount Baldy Beach: 2.3 mi
- Barker Mansion: 0.8 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 5.7 mi
- New Buffalo Railroad Museum: 9.2 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 9.3 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 11.5 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 0.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Daylily Garden: 6.4 mi
- Hosta Garden: 6.4 mi
- Duet: 0.1 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 12.1 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 12.2 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 19.7 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 19.8 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 5.7 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Hardwoods: 21.0 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 0.4 mi
- Tool Shed: 0.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 0.4 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 0.6 mi
- Breakwater Light: 0.8 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 8.6 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 9.7 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 7.6 mi
- Tremont: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rotary Centennial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | E 101° | 280.4 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 49° | 242 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 51° | 235 m | 20.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 51° | 233 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 51° | 229 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 51° | 227 m | 19.4 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 50° | 225 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Lieber | WSW 246° | 214 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5714485433
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 12 mi
- Portage · 18 mi
- Lake Station · 21 mi
- Hobart · 23 mi
- Gary · 25 mi
- Merrillville · 28 mi
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