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Doris Cowherd Park

Doris Cowherd Park from directly overhead

Doris Cowherd Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 253 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Roselawn Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 4.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.83057, -86.07727

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Forest Manor Interurban Station: 0.8 mi
  • Trolleybus Loop: 2.7 mi
  • Firecrafter Plaza: 3.1 mi
  • ISP Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • School 15 Arch: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Museums: 36
Picnic sites: 24
Gardens: 22
  • Sharp Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Growing Places Indy: 4.6 mi
  • Cottage Home Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Garden Alley: 5.1 mi
  • Chatham Arch Community Garden: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 19.8 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 19.9 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 21.0 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 21.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Morse Beach: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 230°283 m24.3 mi
Kelly HillS 181°264 m14.8 mi
Polk HillS 184°261 m15.4 mi
Hog BackESE 121°258 m21.9 mi
Donalds KnollS 184°258 m22.6 mi
Turkey HillSSW 194°253 m24.6 mi
Sally Doty HillSSW 200°249 m19.0 mi
Mann HillSW 215°241 m15.0 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 solstice08:0316:4117:23

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, 4 mi away.

  • Bald Eagle27 obs
  • Canada Goose15 obs
  • lesser celandine15 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty13 obs
  • cut-leaved toothwort11 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle10 obs
  • fortune's spindle10 obs
  • American Robin8 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/1261625233

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