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Scipio Township School

Scipio Township School from directly overhead

Scipio Township School is a historic site in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 248 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Scipio Township Park, a park 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57476, -86.76899

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scipio Township Park: 0.1 mi
  • Koomler Park: 2.5 mi
  • Larson Danielson Field: 2.8 mi
  • Kesling Park: 3.0 mi
  • Clarke Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 46
  • Mount Baldy: 12.3 mi
  • Bismarck Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Crescent Dune: 12.4 mi
  • Mount McCray: 12.6 mi
  • Mount Allinson: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 33
  • MTB Skills Area: 2.5 mi
  • Friendship Botanic Gardens: 11.5 mi
  • Blue Chip Hotel: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Clare: 12.1 mi
  • Notre Dame Elementary School: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 10.7 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 10.7 mi
  • WW2 Monument "Victory Was Ours": 10.8 mi
  • Warren Nelson Plaque: 11.9 mi
  • Yellow Straw: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Stone Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Crescent Dune Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Mount Baldy Beach: 12.6 mi
Museums: 19
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 3.5 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 3.6 mi
  • Duet: 12.4 mi
  • Orville Redenbacher: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 8.0 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillENE 65°280.4 m15.6 mi
Vargo HillE 92°270 m22.0 mi
Reeves HillE 91°264 m21.5 mi
Mount RandallNNE 21°235 m24.8 mi
Tower HillNNE 21°233 m24.4 mi
Pikes PeakNNE 20°229 m24.4 mi
Mount FullerNNE 20°227 m24.2 mi
Mount LieberW 277°214 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1419:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1115:3616:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837496069737265534030
Precip in3.02.52.73.84.34.44.04.23.44.13.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358677489

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