Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 262 m. Kelly Hill stands 264 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Harrison State Park, a park 2.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 6.5 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Harrison State Park: 2.7 mi
- Waterside trail: 2.8 mi
- Harrison Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park and Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- McCordsville Sports Park: 3.5 mi
- Immaculate Heart of Mary: 6.7 mi
- Mary: 6.9 mi
- Siege the Day: 6.9 mi
- Blazing the Trail: 7.0 mi
- Washington Irving: 9.5 mi
- Firecrafter Plaza: 4.6 mi
- ISP Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Gold Star Family Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Raymond "Bud" Moulder Valor Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Forest Manor Interurban Station: 7.9 mi
- Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame: 3.7 mi
- Indiana State Police Museum: 6.0 mi
- Conner Prairie Museum: 8.8 mi
- Conner Prairie Museum: 8.8 mi
- Hook's Drug Store: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Site A: 12.6 mi
- Site B: 12.7 mi
- Site C: 12.7 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 13.8 mi
- Community Garden Program: 8.1 mi
- Sharp Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Growing Places Indy: 11.4 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Garden Alley: 12.0 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 3.7 mi
- Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Nonie Werbe Krauss Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Memorial and External Flame: 6.0 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 12.2 mi
- Allegion: 12.3 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 12.8 mi
- Forest Park Carousel & Concessions: 13.3 mi
- Mars Hill: 17.9 mi
- Hog Back: 18.6 mi
- Kelly Hill: 18.9 mi
- Polk Hill: 19.7 mi
- Mann Hill: 21.4 mi
- Geist Beach: 5.8 mi
- Morse Beach: 15.0 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 13.6 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 13.6 mi
- White River Bluff: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hill | SSW 202° | 264 m | 18.9 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSW 203° | 261 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hog Back | SE 139° | 258 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | SSW 212° | 249 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mann Hill | SW 226° | 241 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mars Hill | SW 236° | 213 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:36 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:40 | 17:23 |
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, 5 mi away.
- Mallard5 obs
- Bold Jumping Spider5 obs
- American Toad5 obs
- Great Blue Heron4 obs
- North American Wheel Bug4 obs
- American Robin3 obs
- Eastern Cottontail3 obs
- ground-ivy3 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/358684562
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