Tarkington Park
Tarkington Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 224 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrew Ramsey 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
- 224 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indy Parks
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Andrew Ramsey Park: 0.5 mi
- McCord Park: 0.8 mi
- Elwood & Mary Black Park: 0.9 mi
- Historic Meridian Park: 0.9 mi
- Mid-North Greenspace: 0.9 mi
- Butler Bulldog: 0.9 mi
- Adult Dinosaur Skeleton: 1.2 mi
- Child Dinosaur Skeletons: 1.2 mi
- Diana with Dog: 1.3 mi
- La Hermana del Hombre Bóveda: 1.3 mi
- Grave of President Harrison: 1.1 mi
- James Whitcomb Riley Monument: 1.1 mi
- Landmark for Peace Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Old Crooked Creek School: 2.9 mi
- Trolleybus Loop: 2.9 mi
- Crown Hill Waiting Station: 0.8 mi
- Hook's Drug Store: 1.1 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.2 mi
- Newfields: 1.4 mi
- Lilly House: 1.4 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 22: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 21: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 19: 7.4 mi
- Sharp Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Garden Alley: 3.4 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Growing Places Indy: 3.7 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 9.3 mi
- Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 3.0 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 3.9 mi
- Skyline: 4.3 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 4.4 mi
- Dallara Factory: 5.3 mi
- Mars Hill: 8.1 mi
- Mann Hill: 12.8 mi
- Kelly Hill: 15.2 mi
- Polk Hill: 15.6 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 17.9 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 17.6 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 17.6 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 21.6 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 21.6 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.1 mi
- Geist Beach: 15.3 mi
- Morse Beach: 18.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tarkington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 223° | 283 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 165° | 264 m | 15.2 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 168° | 261 m | 15.6 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 173° | 258 m | 22.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 183° | 253 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | S 187° | 249 m | 17.9 mi |
| Moore Hill | S 188° | 247 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mann Hill | SSW 200° | 241 m | 12.8 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 | 19:44 |
| 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 | 28 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castleton 2 S, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel126 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee95 obs
- staghorn sumac74 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee71 obs
- American Robin67 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail66 obs
- Western Honey Bee63 obs
- fortune's spindle57 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/344602990
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