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Anderson Museum of Art

Anderson Museum of Art from directly overhead

Anderson Museum of Art is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Spider Hill stands 288 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Public Square, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 68 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city and county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States

Wikidata Q491461, matched on coordinates and name (718 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
AMOA Board of Trustees

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10639, -85.68020

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Public Square: 0.1 mi
  • Dickmann Town Center: 0.1 mi
  • Horne Park: 0.4 mi
  • Athletic Park: 0.4 mi
  • Edgewater Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 48
  • A Town Center, Inc.: 0.2 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr: 1.0 mi
  • Walking Man - "Smilin' Stan": 3.0 mi
  • Osiris: 4.4 mi
  • Lao-Tse: 4.4 mi
Museums: 20
  • Gruenewald Historic House: 0.2 mi
  • Mounds State Park nature center: 3.3 mi
  • Pendleton Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Alexandria Monroe Historical Society: 11.0 mi
  • Taylor Center of Natural History: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
Nature reserves: 19
Attractions: 10
  • Indy Scream Park / White River Paint Ball: 5.4 mi
  • Worlds Largest Ball Of Paint: 10.6 mi
  • Forest Park Carousel & Concessions: 18.3 mi
  • site 8: 19.1 mi
  • Site 4: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest area: 18.5 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 19.3 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 19.6 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Imagination Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Spider Hill: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Morse Beach: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spider HillENE 63°288 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1420:3521:16
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0216:3817:21

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283241536371747366554333
Precip in3.02.53.54.14.65.24.33.43.13.43.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson Sewage PLT, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/968572706

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