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Eleutherian College

Eleutherian College from directly overhead

Eleutherian College is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennywort Cliffs, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. The Historic Michigan Road Byway passes 7.2 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

school in Lancaster, Indiana, USA

Dates from 1848.

Wikidata Q5359495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83094, -85.51619

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camp Louis Ernst: 2.6 mi
  • Neavill's Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Krueger Lake: 6.9 mi
  • Donner Lawn: 8.6 mi
  • The Quad: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 13
  • Jefferson County Historical Society: 9.6 mi
  • Dr. W.D. Hutchings' Office and Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Judge Jeremiah Sullivan House: 9.8 mi
  • AME Church Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Victorian Home: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Pennywort Cliffs: 1.1 mi
  • Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods: 3.4 mi
  • Guthrie Woods: 5.9 mi
  • Selmier State Forest: 14.4 mi
  • Bradt Natural Area: 23.3 mi
Peaks: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Clifty Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hassmer HillNE 39°293 m22.7 mi
Rock KnobSW 224°291 m22.4 mi
Oak KnobSW 224°288 m22.8 mi
Potato Bug HillESE 106°277 m22.6 mi
Mound HillSE 126°260 m20.9 mi
Vic Swaim HillWSW 239°260 m23.5 mi
Pine KnobSW 224°257 m22.6 mi
Bunker HillSE 138°206 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1919:54
June solstice06:1820:3121:11
September equinox07:3019:0619:41
December solstice07:5816:4217:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566573777670584638
Precip in3.53.24.55.55.45.04.84.23.53.63.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Sewage PLT, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/640524423

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