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Saint Francis Colonnade

Saint Francis Colonnade from directly overhead

Saint Francis Colonnade is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 224 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 3.5 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.81656, -86.20235

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites: 60
Museums: 34
Picnic sites: 24
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 17: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 22: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 21: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 18: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Attractions: 14
Peaks: 12
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Geist Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Morse Beach: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keller HillSW 219°283 m19.0 mi
Kelly HillSSE 156°264 m15.2 mi
Polk HillSSE 159°261 m15.5 mi
Donalds KnollSSE 167°258 m22.1 mi
Turkey HillS 178°253 m23.0 mi
Sally Doty HillS 179°249 m16.9 mi
Barnard HillSSW 206°249 m24.8 mi
Robb HillSSW 209°248 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1820:3721:17
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0316:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343546473767468564334
Precip in2.62.13.34.14.35.14.33.22.63.23.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP, 5 mi away.

  • Amur honeysuckle423 obs
  • American sycamore326 obs
  • common pawpaw317 obs
  • swamp rose mallow282 obs
  • common jewelweed262 obs
  • eastern redbud259 obs
  • American tuliptree256 obs
  • eastern redcedar250 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 node/358684229

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