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World War II Memorial

World War II Memorial from directly overhead

World War II Memorial is a historic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is World War I Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 4.7 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

V-1 German Buzz Bomb FZG-76 from World War II

How to reach it

Coordinates39.64419, -86.86520

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mary Rogers Field Park: 0.3 mi
  • Scott Hamilton Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bowman Park: 0.4 mi
  • Robe Ann Park: 0.7 mi
  • Micaela Cancilla Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 28
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 5
  • Putnam County Train Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Putnam County Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Hendricks County Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 23.0 mi
  • Lusk Home: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Silver Cascade Falls: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Prayer Garden: 18.4 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moser HillSE 141°284 m8.4 mi
Keller HillE 97°283 m23.5 mi
Hadden HillSE 144°279 m6.7 mi
McCoy HillSSE 155°275 m8.2 mi
Hale HillS 174°269 m18.3 mi
Shumaker HillESE 123°268 m18.9 mi
Snyder HillSSE 165°267 m6.9 mi
Gaston HillS 172°266 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2420:00
June solstice06:2120:3921:19
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0616:4417:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040506169727164534131
Precip in3.22.63.54.64.95.44.73.43.73.63.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greencastle 1 W, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4418345333

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