Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Indianapolis National Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 0.6 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library is dedicated to championing the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist, and Indianapolis native Kurt Vonnegut. It opened in January 2011 and was located in The Emelie, a structure on the National Register of Historic Places at 340 North Senate Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana, until January 2019. Funding for a new building at 543 Indiana Avenue was secured, and the library reopened to the public on November 9, 2019. The library serves as a cultural and educational resource facility, museum, art gallery, and reading room. It supports language and visual arts education through programs and outreach activities with other local arts organizations to foster a strong arts network for both the local and national communities. One of the goals of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library is to help bring tourism to Indianapolis. Tourism officials from the city look at the library as an important attraction and reason for people to visit. The library is one of several efforts supported by the city and institutions such as the Lilly Endowment and Ball State University to expand the city's cultural activities, alongside the Indianapolis Museum of Art and The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Ball State University along with partner contributors granted the library $76,710 to digitize rare archival material and make the content more accessible to the general public via a digital display. The museum was designated a Literary Landmark in 2021 by the Literary Landmarks Association.
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Dates from 2011.
Wikidata Q6447107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- USS Indianapolis National Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Indiana 9/11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Workers' Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Indiana Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.2 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.2 mi
- Pathways to Peace Garden: 0.3 mi
- Ransom Place Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Canal Walk: 0.3 mi
- East Gate/West Gate: 0.3 mi
- Torso Fragment: 0.4 mi
- Entangled: 0.4 mi
- Lux Aeterna: 0.5 mi
- Coal Miner: 0.5 mi
- Indiana Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- The Car Museum: 0.4 mi
- Ray Bradbury Center: 0.5 mi
- Eiteljorg Museum: 0.5 mi
- Crispus Attucks Museum: 0.5 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Site 22: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Site 18: 9.1 mi
- Watanabe Garden: 0.5 mi
- White River Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Garden Alley: 1.1 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 0.6 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 0.8 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 0.9 mi
- Skyline: 0.9 mi
- Dallara Factory: 4.0 mi
- Mars Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mann Hill: 9.3 mi
- Kelly Hill: 11.9 mi
- Polk Hill: 12.2 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 14.2 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 11.9 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.9 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 15.0 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 22.3 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Fox Cliff: 23.0 mi
- Blue Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Geist Beach: 17.9 mi
- Morse Beach: 21.7 mi
- Anita: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 229° | 283 m | 18.3 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 158° | 264 m | 11.9 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 163° | 261 m | 12.2 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 171° | 258 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hog Back | ESE 107° | 258 m | 24.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 183° | 253 m | 20.2 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSW 212° | 250 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | S 187° | 249 m | 14.2 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 | 19:44 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/340194677
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