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Tunnel Mill Ruins

Tunnel Mill Ruins from directly overhead

Tunnel Mill Ruins is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 2.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates38.97578, -85.60783

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Yard at Vernon Gym: 0.5 mi
  • The Commons: 0.6 mi
  • Vernon Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Muscatatuck County Park: 1.1 mi
  • Crosley State Fish and Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 57
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 8
  • Selmier State Forest: 3.7 mi
  • Guthrie Woods: 6.1 mi
  • Pennywort Cliffs: 11.5 mi
  • Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods: 12.9 mi
  • Anderson Falls: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Clifty Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 1.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hassmer HillENE293 m20.7 mi
PinnacleWSW289 m21.8 mi
Dug HillW214 m24.9 mi
Wrights HillWNW197 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1820:3221:12
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5816:4217:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566472757467574536
Precip in3.43.24.25.34.95.14.54.43.33.53.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Vernon 2 ESE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/543943293

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