Thompson Park
Thompson Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 260 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 5.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 260 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Thompson Park: 0.1 mi
- Community Pool: 0.6 mi
- Ashland Neighborhood Grass Park: 0.9 mi
- Chessington Grove Park: 1.5 mi
- Hornet Park: 1.8 mi
- Blackwell Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Statue of St. Francis: 3.4 mi
- Sylvia Likens Memorial: 6.4 mi
- School 15 Arch: 6.6 mi
- DAR Obelisk: 6.8 mi
- Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center: 4.5 mi
- Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center: 4.5 mi
- Statue: 4.9 mi
- Washington Irving: 5.1 mi
- Indianapolis Flag Photo Spot: 6.5 mi
- Eli Lilly Replica Lab: 6.7 mi
- Indy's Teeny Statue Of Liberty Museum: 6.8 mi
- James Whitcomb Riley Home: 7.3 mi
- The Hall: 7.4 mi
- Indiana State Police Museum: 7.4 mi
- Site C: 5.1 mi
- Site A: 5.1 mi
- Site B: 5.3 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Growing Places Indy: 7.2 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Garden Alley: 7.6 mi
- Kelly Hill: 5.6 mi
- Polk Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mars Hill: 9.6 mi
- Mann Hill: 10.3 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 11.4 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 14.5 mi
- Echo Hollow Nature Park: 16.2 mi
- Memorial and External Flame: 7.6 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 7.6 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 8.2 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 8.2 mi
- Skyline: 8.4 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.4 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 18.6 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 20.6 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 20.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 13.4 mi
- Fox Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Geist Beach: 19.1 mi
- Anita: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | WSW 252° | 283 m | 20.7 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSW 196° | 264 m | 5.6 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSW 201° | 261 m | 6.4 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | SSW 192° | 258 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hog Back | E 96° | 258 m | 17.7 mi |
| McFarren Hill | SSE 149° | 256 m | 19.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSW 206° | 253 m | 16.1 mi |
| Clark Hill | SW 232° | 250 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:36 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Canada Goose14 obs
- Mallard9 obs
- Mourning Dove8 obs
- Great Blue Heron7 obs
- Monarch7 obs
- House Sparrow6 obs
- Polyphemus Moth6 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider6 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 node/5365550597
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