Scipio Township School
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
- 1.1 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Luhr County Park: 2.2 mi
- Calvin Huff Wildlife Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Pinhook Bog: 4.9 mi
- Flora Richardson Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Creek Ridge County Park: 7.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rumely Allis-Chalmers LaPorte Heritage Center: 1.4 mi
- Pioneer Land: 1.7 mi
- La Porte County Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Barker Mansion: 11.9 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 13.1 mi
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 12.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 12.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 12.5 mi
- Daylily Garden: 12.6 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 14.0 mi
- Hardwoods: 15.2 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.4 mi
- Tool Shed: 12.4 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 12.4 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 13.0 mi
- Breakwater Light: 13.1 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 3.5 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 3.6 mi
- Duet: 12.4 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 16.9 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 8.0 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 13.3 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 10.6 mi
- Tremont: 15.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | ENE 65° | 280 m | 15.6 mi |
| Vargo Hill | E 92° | 270 m | 22.0 mi |
| Reeves Hill | E 91° | 264 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mount Randall | NNE 21° | 235 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 21° | 233 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 20° | 229 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NNE 20° | 227 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Lieber | W 277° | 214 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358677489
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 18 mi
- Portage · 21 mi
- Lake Station · 25 mi
- Hobart · 26 mi
- Gary · 30 mi
- Merrillville · 30 mi
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