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Eiteljorg Museum

Eiteljorg Museum, a museum in Indiana
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Eiteljorg Museum is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Watanabe Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is an art museum in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The Eiteljorg houses an extensive collection of visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas as well as Western American paintings and sculptures collected by businessman and philanthropist Harrison Eiteljorg (1903–1997). The museum houses one of the finest collections of Native contemporary art in the world.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1989.

Wikidata Q5350016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Eiteljorg Museum
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.76849, -86.16780
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites: 60
Parks
  • Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Military Park: 0.1 mi
  • Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Canal Walk: 0.2 mi
Museums: 33
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 22: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 18: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 14
Peaks: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Rest areas: 5
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Morse Beach: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 230°283 m17.9 mi
Kelly HillSSE 157°264 m11.4 mi
Polk HillSSE 161°261 m11.7 mi
Donalds KnollS 170°258 m18.5 mi
Hog BackESE 106°258 m24.6 mi
Turkey HillS 183°253 m19.7 mi
Clark HillSSW 213°250 m23.7 mi
Sally Doty HillS 187°249 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1820:3621:17
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0316:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040526271747366544232
Precip in3.12.33.74.55.05.43.93.63.23.23.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/113050097

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