The Winged Messenger
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. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
76 named places within 25 miles
- Monterey Community Park: 6.2 mi
- Menominee State Wetlands: 7.4 mi
- Argos Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Washington School Park: 8.9 mi
- Webster Park: 9.1 mi
- Navin Hill: 5.7 mi
- Cranberry Point: 8.9 mi
- Gull Point: 9.4 mi
- Pigeon Roost Hill: 11.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.0 mi
- 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
- Chief Menominee Statue: 5.4 mi
- Monterey Military Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Monterey Community Park Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Menominee Indian Statue: 8.9 mi
- Webster Center Sign: 9.2 mi
- Knox Community High School Woods: 12.2 mi
- Knox Community High School Nature Center: 12.4 mi
- Judy Burton Nature Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Berns-Meyer Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Potato Creek State Park: 22.8 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 8.7 mi
- Indian Head Gateway: 15.7 mi
- Morel Mushroom Carving: 25.0 mi
- Five Corners: 23.1 mi
- Hooversburg: 24.4 mi
- Bass Lake State Beach: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 9.8 mi
- Mentone Egg: 19.5 mi
- Lakeville Unity Garden: 22.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navin Hill | N 354° | 277 m | 5.7 mi |
| Vargo Hill | N 8° | 270 m | 23.6 mi |
| Reeves Hill | N 6° | 264 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pigeon Roost Hill | WSW 253° | 223 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 226° | 220 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cranberry Point | W 273° | 218 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gull Point | W 268° | 218 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:41 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:36 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1029109245
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