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Fairfax State Recreation Area

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Elevation
191 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Weed Patch Hill322 m · 17.8 mi
Nearest byway
Indiana's Historic Pathways10.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:16local time
Coordinates
39.0184, -86.4876
Fairfax State Recreation Area from directly overhead

Fairfax State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded 191 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Point, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 10 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
191 m
Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairfax State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillNE 55°322 m17.8 mi
Bearwallow HillNE 42°313 m21.7 mi
Hohen PointENE 58°307.8 m16.5 mi
Hesitation PointNE 52°306 m17.0 mi
Cooks HillNNE 23°292 m23.4 mi
Maple HillNNE 31°291 m17.4 mi
Baughman HillNNE 34°287 m18.5 mi
Gilmore HillENE 75°286 m22.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2120:3621:16
September equinox07:3419:1019:45
December solstice08:0216:4517:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536371747367554334
Precip in3.42.73.95.15.65.24.33.63.43.53.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oolitic Purdue EX FM, 10 mi away.

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