Central Park
Central Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 240 m. Cooks Hill stands 292 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffin Woods, a park 2.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 6.3 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 240 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Griffin Woods: 2.1 mi
- Echo Hollow Nature Park: 2.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 2.8 mi
- Sodalis Nature Park: 2.8 mi
- North Park: 3.2 mi
- Mooresville Settlement Landmark: 4.1 mi
- Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center: 10.5 mi
- Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center: 10.6 mi
- Statue: 11.1 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 11.2 mi
- Decorative Cannon: 5.8 mi
- Celebrating the American Familiy: 6.4 mi
- WWII Monument: 6.4 mi
- Celebration of Service: 6.5 mi
- Van Buren Elm: 6.8 mi
- Indiana Medical History Museum: 10.7 mi
- Indiana Medical History Museum: 10.8 mi
- Eli Lilly Replica Lab: 11.8 mi
- NCAA Hall of Champions: 11.9 mi
- Eiteljorg Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mann Hill: 3.9 mi
- Travis Hill: 5.8 mi
- Keller Hill: 6.5 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mars Hill: 7.5 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 5: 15.9 mi
- Enabling Garden: 6.4 mi
- St. Stephen's Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Avon Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Prayer Garden: 11.3 mi
- Indy Logo: 5.7 mi
- American Heart Association Learn CPR Station: 5.7 mi
- Dallara Factory: 11.0 mi
- Skyline: 11.6 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 11.6 mi
- Echo Hollow Nature Park: 2.6 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Augusta Woods Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Bradford Woods Nature Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 4.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 5.0 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 22.6 mi
- The Bluffs: 5.2 mi
- Fox Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Anita: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Central Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Hill | S 181° | 292 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | S 186° | 291 m | 15.8 mi |
| Renner Hill | SSE 156° | 284 m | 24.8 mi |
| Keller Hill | WSW 251° | 283 m | 6.5 mi |
| Shumaker Hill | SW 235° | 268 m | 16.9 mi |
| Little Hurricane Hill | SW 227° | 266 m | 15.3 mi |
| Kelly Hill | E 96° | 264 m | 12.1 mi |
| Jakes Butte | SW 217° | 264 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:37 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:42 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis Nwfo, 5 mi away.
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug7 obs
- Western Honey Bee6 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle6 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider6 obs
- Amur honeysuckle6 obs
- Monarch5 obs
- House Finch5 obs
- American Robin4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358684498
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