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Bertha Ross Park

Bertha Ross Park from directly overhead

Bertha Ross Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 232 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is James Whitcomb Riley Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 3.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
232 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.82034, -86.18106

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks
  • Highway Parcel 15: 0.6 mi
  • Newfields: 0.8 mi
  • The Viginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres: 0.8 mi
  • Frank Young Park: 0.9 mi
  • Riverside Adventure Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 35
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 22: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 21: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 19: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 23
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 14
Peaks: 11
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Morse Beach: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 221°283 m19.9 mi
Kelly HillSSE 160°264 m15.0 mi
Polk HillSSE 163°261 m15.4 mi
Donalds KnollS 170°258 m22.2 mi
Turkey HillS 181°253 m23.2 mi
Sally Doty HillS 183°249 m17.2 mi
Robb HillSSW 211°248 m24.9 mi
Moore HillS 185°247 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1720:3621:17
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 °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, 6 mi away.

  • Amur honeysuckle441 obs
  • American sycamore333 obs
  • common pawpaw322 obs
  • swamp rose mallow282 obs
  • eastern redbud265 obs
  • American tuliptree264 obs
  • common jewelweed262 obs
  • eastern redcedar247 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/179325211

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