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The Winged Messenger

The Winged Messenger from directly overhead

The Winged Messenger is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Navin Hill stands 277 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Menominee Statue, a historic site 5.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates41.22356, -86.40365

83 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Monterey Community Park: 6.2 mi
  • Menominee State Wetlands: 7.4 mi
  • Argos Community Park: 7.8 mi
  • Washington School Park: 8.9 mi
  • Washington School Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 7
Museums: 6
  • Marshall County Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Starke County History Center: 12.0 mi
  • Walkerton Heritage Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Lakeville Unity Garden: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Navin HillN 354°277.4 m5.7 mi
Vargo HillN 8°270 m23.6 mi
Reeves HillN 6°264 m24.1 mi
Pigeon Roost HillWSW 253°223 m11.6 mi
Bunker HillSW 226°220 m12.0 mi
Cranberry PointW 273°218 m8.9 mi
Gull PointW 268°218 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1420:4121:23
September equinox07:3419:0819:45
December solstice08:0916:3617:20

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737496070737265534030
Precip in2.62.32.43.64.34.24.44.13.23.43.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1029109245

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