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Selmier State Forest

Selmier State Forest from directly overhead

Selmier State Forest is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 230 m. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 1.2 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
230 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.02860, -85.59959

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tripton Park: 2.0 mi
  • Stellar Plaza: 2.0 mi
  • Stellar Plaza: 2.0 mi
  • North Vernon Park: 2.2 mi
  • Walnut Street Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 34
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Madison Railroad Memorial Walk: 2.0 mi
  • Railroad Memorial Stone: 2.0 mi
  • Railroad Memorial Stone: 2.0 mi
  • City and County Police Officer's Memorial: 2.0 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Clifty Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Peaks: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Vinegar Mill: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 3.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hassmer HillENE 78°293 m19.3 mi
PinnacleWSW 244°289 m23.6 mi
Dug HillW 273°214 m24.9 mi
Wrights HillWNW 285°197 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1919:55
June solstice06:1820:3221:12
September equinox07:3119:0619:41
December solstice07:5916:4217:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566472757467574536
Precip in3.43.24.25.34.95.14.54.43.33.53.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Vernon 2 ESE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/621257010

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