Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Truax Hill stands 244 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Jail Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1906
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Camel's Back · 19 mi
- Sunset Point · 19 mi
96 named places within 25 miles
- Kathleen J. Steele Park: 0.5 mi
- Sugar Creek Nature Park: 0.6 mi
- Nibble Park: 0.9 mi
- Milligan Park: 1.2 mi
- Fishero Park: 1.6 mi
- Devil's Punchbowl: 11.7 mi
- McCloud Nature Center: 18.5 mi
- Punch Bowl: 18.9 mi
- Rocky Hollow: 18.9 mi
- Wedge Rock: 18.9 mi
- Bachner Nature Reserve: 5.5 mi
- Lye Creek Prairie Burn: 6.5 mi
- Shades State Park: 10.8 mi
- Hemlock Ridge Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Turkey Run State Park: 18.9 mi
- Historic Miller's Restaurant Sign: 16.3 mi
- Juliet Straus Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Richard Lieber: 19.6 mi
- Col. Lieber Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Shadeland School: 21.6 mi
- Rotary Jail Museum: 0.1 mi
- Carnegie Museum-Montgomery: 0.1 mi
- Thorntown Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
- Lusk Home: 18.3 mi
- Beeville: 13.7 mi
- Corwin: 14.5 mi
- Wyandot: 22.4 mi
- Black Rock: 24.8 mi
- Stone figure: 22.5 mi
- T Rex: 22.5 mi
- Giraffes: 22.5 mi
- Facing: 23.9 mi
- Lebanon Rest Area - I65 SB: 20.6 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 20.8 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 20.8 mi
- Truax Hill: 8.7 mi
- Honeycomb Rock: 10.5 mi
- Silver Cascade Falls: 11.5 mi
- Colfax Library Memorial Garden: 16.2 mi
- Canyon Picnic Area: 18.9 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truax Hill | WSW 249° | 244 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:40 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:43 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crawfordsville 6 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2837183296
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