Watkins Park
Watkins Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 215 m. Keller Hill stands 283 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Barton Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 2.2 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 215 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Barton Park: 0.5 mi
- Frank Young Park: 0.7 mi
- 29th and Capitol Park: 0.8 mi
- George E. Kessler Park: 0.8 mi
- Highway Parcel 15: 1.0 mi
- Child Dinosaur Skeletons: 1.0 mi
- Adult Dinosaur Skeleton: 1.0 mi
- Silver Fall: 1.0 mi
- Interdependence Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- East Gate/West Gate: 1.8 mi
- Grave of President Harrison: 1.4 mi
- James Whitcomb Riley Monument: 1.4 mi
- Landmark for Peace Memorial: 1.4 mi
- USS Indianapolis National Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Vietnam and Korean War Memorials: 1.7 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.0 mi
- Crispus Attucks Museum: 1.2 mi
- Crown Hill Waiting Station: 1.3 mi
- The Car Museum: 1.4 mi
- Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library: 1.7 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 22: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Site 21: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Site 18: 7.8 mi
- Garden Alley: 1.9 mi
- Chatham Arch Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Watanabe Garden: 2.1 mi
- White River Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Growing Places Indy: 2.5 mi
- Marott Park and Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Daubenspeck Nature Reserve: 8.2 mi
- Blue Heron Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Sargent Road Nature Park: 11.0 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 1.4 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 2.0 mi
- Skyline: 2.2 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 2.3 mi
- Dallara Factory: 3.9 mi
- Mars Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mann Hill: 10.8 mi
- Kelly Hill: 13.5 mi
- Polk Hill: 13.8 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 15.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 15.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 15.8 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
- Lizton Rest Area Westbound: 21.5 mi
- Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 16.2 mi
- Fox Cliff: 24.3 mi
- Blue Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Geist Beach: 17.0 mi
- Morse Beach: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watkins Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Hill | SW 225° | 283 m | 19.2 mi |
| Kelly Hill | SSE 160° | 264 m | 13.5 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 164° | 261 m | 13.8 mi |
| Donalds Knoll | S 171° | 258 m | 20.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 182° | 253 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sally Doty Hill | S 185° | 249 m | 15.8 mi |
| Barnard Hill | SSW 211° | 249 m | 24.6 mi |
| Robb Hill | SW 214° | 248 m | 24.0 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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP, 7 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel125 obs
- Mallard91 obs
- Canada Goose83 obs
- American Robin79 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee55 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee49 obs
- Mourning Dove44 obs
- Western Honey Bee44 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/914837344
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