Indiana Historical Society
Indiana Historical Society is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Indiana 9/11 Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies. It describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". It is housed in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center at 450 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, in The Canal and White River State Park Cultural District, neighboring the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art. In 2019, the center hosted 112,732 visitors. The Indiana Historical Society is the oldest state historical society west of the Allegheny Mountains. A private, nonprofit membership organization founded in 1830, the IHS maintains a research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. The IHS also provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups, publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; and provides youth, adult, and family programming, including Indiana's participation in the National History Day Competition series. Finally, it is responsible for appointing and training the state's 92 county historians. The Indiana Historical Society opened a new 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m2) headquarters in downtown Indianapolis in July 1999, built on the site of the prior Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Indianapolis.
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Dates from 1830.
Wikidata Q6023236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Indiana 9/11 Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Workers' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Indiana Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.1 mi
- Military Park: 0.1 mi
- Young Abe Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Lux Aeterna: 0.2 mi
- Coal Miner: 0.2 mi
- Rhino Arch: 0.2 mi
- Time Flow: 0.2 mi
- Eiteljorg Museum: 0.2 mi
- NCAA Hall of Champions: 0.3 mi
- Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library: 0.4 mi
- Ray Bradbury Center: 0.5 mi
- The Hall: 0.7 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 0.6 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
- Watanabe Garden: 0.2 mi
- White River Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Garden Alley: 1.2 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 0.5 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 0.6 mi
- Skyline: 0.8 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 1.1 mi
- Dallara Factory: 4.1 mi
- Mars Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mann Hill: 9.0 mi
- Kelly Hill: 11.5 mi
- Polk Hill: 11.8 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 13.9 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 12.2 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 14.8 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 22.5 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Fox Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Geist Beach: 18.1 mi
- Morse Beach: 22.1 mi
- Anita: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indiana Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 230° | 283 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 158° | 264 m | 11.5 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 162° | 261 m | 11.8 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 171° | 258 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hog Back | ESE 107° | 258 m | 24.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 183° | 253 m | 19.8 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSW 213° | 250 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | S 187° | 249 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:36 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:41 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/340008420
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