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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. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 17 miles off. 41 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: 60
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: 41
Historic sites: 31
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: 12
  • Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 17.1 mi
  • Hayden Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum Annex: 19.5 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 HillW322 m17.6 mi
Bearwallow HillW313 m17.6 mi
Taylor HillWSW309 m8.0 mi
Hohen PointWSW308 m18.4 mi
Hesitation PointW306 m18.6 mi
Patterson HillWSW299 m8.5 mi
Dowell HillW294 m7.8 mi
Cooks HillWNW292 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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