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Dan Wakefield Park

Dan Wakefield Park from directly overhead

Dan Wakefield Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 220 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gavin-Divergence, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 6.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
220 m

What to expect

Operated by
Indy Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.86531, -86.14786

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 35
Picnic sites: 24
Gardens: 22
  • Sharp Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Garden Alley: 5.9 mi
  • Chatham Arch Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Growing Places Indy: 6.0 mi
  • Cottage Home Community Garden: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 14
Peaks: 7
Rest areas: 6
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Morse Beach: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 219°283 m23.4 mi
Kelly HillS 169°264 m17.6 mi
Polk HillS 171°261 m18.0 mi
Sally Doty HillS 188°249 m20.5 mi
Mann HillSSW 199°241 m15.5 mi
Travis HillSSW 193°238 m20.8 mi
Mars HillSSW 204°213 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1720:3621:17
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 °F283242536372757366554333
Precip in3.32.73.94.64.95.64.73.93.63.43.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castleton 2 S, 5 mi away.

  • prairie trillium159 obs
  • mayapple152 obs
  • bloodroot149 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage148 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel136 obs
  • lesser celandine126 obs
  • Dutchman's breeches119 obs
  • American Robin112 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/344578662

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