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Columbia Park

Columbia Park from directly overhead

Columbia Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 220 m. Mount Nebo stands 291 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Garfield Park Sunken Gardens, a garden 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 2.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
220 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.72592, -86.14819

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Garfield Park Conservatory: 0.6 mi
  • Garfield Park: 0.6 mi
  • The Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Emhardt Park: 0.9 mi
  • Baumann Park: 1.1 mi
Museums: 35
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 3.2 mi
  • Site A: 10.4 mi
  • Site C: 10.4 mi
  • Site B: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • White River Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Watanabe Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Cottage Home Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Chatham Arch Community Garden: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 20
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Rest areas: 6
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.2 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 14.3 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.5 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 24.7 mi
  • Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Morse Beach: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboSSW 205°291 m24.4 mi
Keller HillWSW 240°283 m17.1 mi
Kelly HillSSE 156°264 m8.3 mi
Polk HillSSE 162°261 m8.6 mi
Donalds KnollS 172°258 m15.4 mi
Hog BackE 100°258 m23.0 mi
McFarren HillSE 141°256 m24.1 mi
Turkey HillS 187°253 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1820:3621:17
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0316:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040526271747366544232
Precip in3.12.33.74.55.05.43.93.63.23.23.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel58 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle52 obs
  • Monarch37 obs
  • House Sparrow36 obs
  • American Robin35 obs
  • Canada Goose34 obs
  • Black Swallowtail34 obs
  • Northern Cardinal33 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/636917763

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