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War Memorial

War Memorial from directly overhead

War Memorial is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Gethsemane, a artwork 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 99 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates39.20760, -85.89262

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Morningside Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.9 mi
  • 9th Street Park: 1.0 mi
  • Clifty Creek Park: 1.0 mi
  • Donner Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 42
Historic sites: 32
Nature reserves: 14
  • Pauline Crump Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Touch the Earth Natural Area: 7.0 mi
  • Tangeman Woods: 7.4 mi
  • Anderson Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Whip-poor-will Woods: 13.5 mi
Museums: 13
  • Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 17.1 mi
  • Hayden Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • Pine Bluff: 20.0 mi
  • Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 21.1 mi
  • Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillW 261°322 m17.6 mi
Bearwallow HillW 280°313 m17.6 mi
Taylor HillWSW 256°309 m8.0 mi
Hohen PointWSW 256°307.8 m18.4 mi
Hesitation PointW 262°306 m18.6 mi
Patterson HillWSW 253°299 m8.5 mi
Dowell HillW 262°294 m7.8 mi
Cooks HillWNW 291°292 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:56
June solstice06:1820:3421:14
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice08:0016:4217:25

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2844251505

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