Idle Park
Idle Park is a park in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hot Shot Tot Lot, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 0.8 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hot Shot Tot Lot: 0.1 mi
- The Recess: 0.2 mi
- Edna Balz Lacy Park: 0.3 mi
- Lord Street Common: 0.5 mi
- Hendricks Park: 0.5 mi
- Indianapolis Flag Photo Spot: 0.2 mi
- Mitohseenionki: 0.8 mi
- Alloy: 1.0 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 1.0 mi
- Peyton Manning: 1.0 mi
- DAR Obelisk: 0.8 mi
- Sylvia Likens Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Oliver P. Morton: 1.1 mi
- James Whitcomb: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.2 mi
- Eli Lilly Replica Lab: 0.5 mi
- The Hall: 1.1 mi
- James Whitcomb Riley Home: 1.2 mi
- Indianapolis Fire Fighters Museum: 1.5 mi
- Eiteljorg Museum: 1.5 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Site 22: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Site 18: 10.9 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Watanabe Garden: 1.6 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Garden Alley: 1.6 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 1.3 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 1.9 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 2.0 mi
- Skyline: 2.1 mi
- Dallara Factory: 5.5 mi
- Mars Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mann Hill: 8.7 mi
- Kelly Hill: 10.2 mi
- Polk Hill: 10.5 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 13.1 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 12.3 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.2 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 15.3 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 23.8 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 23.9 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 24.0 mi
- The Bluffs: 13.9 mi
- Fox Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Geist Beach: 18.0 mi
- Morse Beach: 22.7 mi
- Anita: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Idle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 235° | 283 m | 18.3 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 162° | 264 m | 10.2 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 166° | 261 m | 10.5 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 174° | 258 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hog Back | ESE 105° | 258 m | 23.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 187° | 253 m | 18.9 mi |
| Clark Hill | SW 217° | 250 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | SSW 193° | 249 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:36 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:41 | 17:24 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel234 obs
- Mallard202 obs
- Canada Goose128 obs
- Western Honey Bee104 obs
- American Robin100 obs
- House Sparrow95 obs
- Mourning Dove80 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee77 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.
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