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Ray Bradbury Center

Ray Bradbury Center from directly overhead

Ray Bradbury Center is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Courtyard, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 0.6 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

public single-author archive in Indianapolis, U.S.

Dates from 2007.

Wikidata Q130348996, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana University

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.77387, -86.17519

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Taylor Courtyard: 0.1 mi
  • The Arbor Garden at IUPUI: 0.1 mi
  • Ransom Place Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rotary Park Space at IUPUI: 0.4 mi
  • Military Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 0.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 22: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 18: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 14
Peaks: 13
Nature reserves: 13
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Morse Beach: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 229°283 m17.8 mi
Kelly HillSSE 156°264 m11.9 mi
Polk HillSSE 160°261 m12.2 mi
Donalds KnollS 169°258 m18.9 mi
Turkey HillS 182°253 m20.0 mi
Clark HillSSW 212°250 m23.8 mi
Sally Doty HillS 185°249 m14.0 mi
Barnard HillSSW 213°249 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1820:3621:17
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0316:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040526271747366544232
Precip in3.12.33.74.55.05.43.93.63.23.23.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12230702823

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