James Whitcomb Riley Home
James Whitcomb Riley Home is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Reclamation, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 0.4 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home, one of two homes known as the James Whitcomb Riley House on the National Register of Historic Places, is a historic building in the Lockerbie Square Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association with poet James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916), known as the "Hoosier poet".
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Wikidata Q6145403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Reclamation: 0.2 mi
- Ann Dancing: 0.2 mi
- Brick Head 3: 0.2 mi
- Homeless Jesus: 0.3 mi
- Care/Don’t Care: 0.4 mi
- Chatham Commons: 0.4 mi
- Cummins Meadow: 0.4 mi
- Presidential Place Park: 0.4 mi
- Presidential Place Park: 0.4 mi
- Richard G. Lugar Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln or Seated Lincoln: 0.5 mi
- Indiana World War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Indianapolis War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- The Obelisk: 0.5 mi
- DAR Obelisk: 0.5 mi
- The Hall: 0.3 mi
- Indianapolis Fire Fighters Museum: 0.4 mi
- Indiana Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- The Car Museum: 1.0 mi
- Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library: 1.0 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Site 22: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Site 21: 9.9 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Garden Alley: 0.5 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Growing Places Indy: 0.9 mi
- Watanabe Garden: 1.1 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 0.9 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 1.6 mi
- Skyline: 1.8 mi
- Dallara Factory: 5.0 mi
- Mars Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mann Hill: 9.6 mi
- Kelly Hill: 11.3 mi
- Polk Hill: 11.7 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 14.1 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 11.5 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.6 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 15.7 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 23.3 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 14.8 mi
- Fox Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Blue Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Geist Beach: 17.3 mi
- Morse Beach: 21.7 mi
- Anita: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Whitcomb Riley Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 232° | 283 m | 18.9 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 163° | 264 m | 11.3 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 167° | 261 m | 11.7 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 174° | 258 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hog Back | ESE 108° | 258 m | 23.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 186° | 253 m | 20.0 mi |
| Clark Hill | SW 215° | 250 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | S 191° | 249 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:36 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| 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/1033763256
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