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Site of First County Court and First Mill

Site of First County Court and First Mill from directly overhead

Site of First County Court and First Mill is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Diamond Hill stands 312 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nature American Garden, a garden 1.0 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

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Inscription
This site, comprising 240 acres, was obtained from the government in 1836 by Richard Baughan. Here in 1841 he constructed the first flour and saw mill...

How to reach it

Coordinates41.18106, -85.45631

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Morsches Park: 1.2 mi
  • Morsches Park: 1.5 mi
  • Morsches Park: 1.6 mi
  • Patriotic Park: 2.2 mi
  • Thomas Marshall Plaza: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Lifestarts: 14.6 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 15.6 mi
  • Komodo Dragon Statue: 16.6 mi
  • Orangutan Statue: 16.6 mi
  • Cow Box: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 21
  • The Haunted Jail: 2.4 mi
  • Painting Fun Spot: 15.4 mi
  • The Dixie Historic Sternwheel Paddleboat Tour: 15.7 mi
  • Tasmanian Devil: 16.5 mi
  • Goats: 16.5 mi
Museums: 19
  • Whitley County Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Whitley County Fire Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Whitley County Ag Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Churubusco History Center: 7.9 mi
  • Veteran's National Memorial Shrine & Museum: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Nature American Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Indiana Giving Gardens: 2.3 mi
  • Discovery Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Betsy Chapman Family Gardens: 17.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 9
Beaches: 5
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 6.3 mi
  • Fitzgeald Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Westlakes Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Claire: 20.0 mi
  • Pike Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Auburn Rest Area Northbound: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of First County Court and First Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond HillN 349°312 m18.6 mi
Baby MountainNNE 29°309 m22.2 mi
Dunham HillWNW 296°292 m14.7 mi
The KnobsN 349°292 m21.5 mi
McElroy HillWNW 285°274 m22.3 mi
Sugar HillNNW 329°273 m24.6 mi
Parkview HillE 89°257 m18.7 mi
Buckner HillESE 117°250 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:54
June solstice06:1020:3721:19
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:0516:3217:17

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737496069727064524030
Precip in2.52.02.63.84.34.63.94.13.02.93.02.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13095049538

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