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Old Gate House

Old Gate House from directly overhead

Old Gate House is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Sand Hill stands 328 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, a historic site 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 127 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70771, -85.02271

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beechwood, Foster and Majneri nature preserves: 1.1 mi
  • Trine State Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Steuben County Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lake Lavine Public Access: 4.0 mi
  • Lake George Public Access: 4.1 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 6
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Pigeon Creek Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
  • Coldwater Welcome Center 716: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wall Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Dallas Lake Beach: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kids Garden: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillSW 218°328 m17.0 mi
Hell's PointNE 46°326 m0.7 mi
Knob HillWSW 257°316 m17.5 mi
Baby MountainSW 215°309 m20.6 mi
Colon MountainNW 313°287 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1619:52
June solstice06:0620:3721:19
September equinox07:2819:0319:39
December solstice08:0516:2817:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635475968727062513929
Precip in2.62.32.53.64.44.13.83.93.22.93.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angola, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/973548775

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