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AJ Thatcher Park

AJ Thatcher Park from directly overhead

AJ Thatcher Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thatcher Hole 2 Teabox, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 0.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.77032, -86.23979
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thatcher Hole 2 Teabox: 0.2 mi
  • Chuck Klein Softball Complex: 0.3 mi
  • Speedway War Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Shelton Heights Park: 0.9 mi
  • Olin Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 60
  • Gun from Battle Ship: 0.9 mi
  • 50 years anniversery flower bed: 1.3 mi
  • Fallen Officer Memorial tree: 1.3 mi
  • Fallen Officer Memorial tree: 1.3 mi
  • Fallen Officer Memorial Tree: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Museums: 33
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 5: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 23
Peaks: 17
Attractions: 15
Nature reserves: 12
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Morse Beach: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 221°283 m15.2 mi
Little Hurricane HillSW 217°266 m24.8 mi
Kelly HillSE 142°264 m13.5 mi
Jakes ButteSSW 211°264 m25.0 mi
Polk HillSE 146°261 m13.5 mi
Donalds KnollSSE 159°258 m19.6 mi
Turkey HillS 172°253 m20.0 mi
Clark HillSSW 204°250 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:1820:3721:17
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 °F293343546473767468564334
Precip in2.62.13.34.14.35.14.33.22.63.23.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch15 obs
  • American Robin12 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel11 obs
  • Black Swallowtail11 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail11 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee10 obs
  • Mallard9 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/535434175

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