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Soldiers and Sailor Monument

Soldiers and Sailor Monument from directly overhead

Soldiers and Sailor Monument is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Randolph County Courthouse Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 102 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1889

What to expect

Operated by
Randolph County Commissioners
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.17235, -84.98150

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Randolph County Courthouse Square: 0.0 mi
  • Oliver P Murton: 0.4 mi
  • Goodrich Park: 0.7 mi
  • Goodrich Park: 0.7 mi
  • Harter Park: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Tecumseh Statue: 18.4 mi
  • Jim Buchy Bench: 18.8 mi
  • Little Turtle: 19.2 mi
  • Skinny Truck: 21.1 mi
  • Hurley Goodall Statue: 21.2 mi
Museums: 17
  • Union City Interlocking Tower: 9.3 mi
  • National Model Aviation Museum: 18.2 mi
  • Museum of the Soldier Inc: 18.3 mi
  • Dunkirk Glass Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Garst Museum: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 8
  • site 1: 17.7 mi
  • Site 6: 17.8 mi
  • site 3: 17.8 mi
  • Site 5: 17.9 mi
  • Site 4: 18.1 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Hills of Judea: 19.8 mi
  • Spider Hill: 22.8 mi
  • Twin Hills: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thistlethwaite Falls: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hills of JudeaSE 126°328 m19.8 mi
Spider HillW 277°288 m22.8 mi
Twin HillsNNW 343°287 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1619:52
June solstice06:1120:3321:13
September equinox07:2819:0319:39
December solstice08:0016:3517:18

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262839506270737165534131
Precip in2.72.12.94.04.44.83.93.53.03.13.22.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester Airport 3 E, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2838017711

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