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Ruddick Monument

Ruddick Monument from directly overhead

Ruddick Monument is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Donner Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 98 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.21667, -85.91544

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Donner Park: 0.1 mi
  • 9th Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Noblitt Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 1.0 mi
  • Carousel for Columbus: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 44
Historic sites: 29
Nature reserves: 15
  • Pauline Crump Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Touch the Earth Natural Area: 5.9 mi
  • Tangeman Woods: 6.3 mi
  • Anderson Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Whip-poor-will Woods: 12.1 mi
Museums: 13
  • Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 17.8 mi
  • Hayden Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • Pine Bluff: 18.8 mi
  • Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 22.4 mi
  • Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillWSW 258°322 m16.5 mi
Bearwallow HillW 278°313 m16.3 mi
Taylor HillWSW 248°309 m7.0 mi
Hohen PointWSW 253°307.8 m17.4 mi
Hesitation PointW 259°306 m17.5 mi
Patterson HillWSW 246°299 m7.5 mi
Dowell HillWSW 256°294 m6.7 mi
Cooks HillWNW 290°292 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:1820:3421:14
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice08:0016:4217:25

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2844182449

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