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Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum

Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. The Mound stands 221 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tippecanoe Battlefield Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

Museum focused on the Tippecanoe battle, early settlement and nineteenth century Native American lifestyles

Wikidata Q130399808, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50690, -86.84383

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 21
Ghost towns: 11
Museums: 10
  • The Farm at Prophetstown: 0.6 mi
  • Farmhouse Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Native American Village: 1.0 mi
  • Five Points Fire Station Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Tippecanoe County Historical Association: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bobolink: 1.1 mi
  • Bergamot: 1.4 mi
  • Coneflower Recreation Bldg.: 1.4 mi
  • Blazingstar: 1.5 mi
  • Newell Shelter: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Clegg Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Children's Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Wallace Triangle: 6.9 mi
  • Colfax Library Memorial Garden: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Monster Mini: 9.8 mi
  • Exploration Acres: 12.8 mi
  • Adams Mill: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 NB: 17.5 mi
  • Wolcott Rest Area - I-65 SB: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Sunset Point: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Indiana Beach: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The MoundSSE 146°221 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2420:00
June solstice06:1820:4121:22
September equinox07:3619:1019:46
December solstice08:0816:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838506271737165534130
Precip in2.21.92.64.04.74.84.23.73.13.03.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Lafayette 6 NW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/117148267

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