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Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Soldiers and Sailors Monument from directly overhead

Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Rock Knob stands 291 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fireman's Park, a park 0.2 miles away. The Historic Michigan Road Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1907

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73604, -85.37597

124 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Fireman's Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lytle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hargan Matthews Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 10
  • AME Church Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Dr. W.D. Hutchings' Office and Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Judge Jeremiah Sullivan House: 0.4 mi
  • Jefferson County Historical Society: 0.6 mi
  • Eleutherian College: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods: 7.9 mi
  • Pennywort Cliffs: 10.2 mi
  • Guthrie Woods: 14.8 mi
  • Adams Family Manor: 15.6 mi
  • Morgan Conservation Park: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hoffman Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Clifty Falls: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock KnobWSW291 m24.9 mi
Potato Bug HillE277 m14.2 mi
Mound HillESE260 m11.0 mi
Bunker HillSE206 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1919:54
June solstice06:1820:3121:10
September equinox07:3019:0519:40
December solstice07:5716:4217:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566573777670584638
Precip in3.53.24.55.55.45.04.84.23.53.63.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Sewage PLT, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2836528411

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