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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 210 m in Indiana. Gobblers Knob stands 276 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is McBrides Bluff, a cliff 3.8 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 5.0 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
210 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.77616, -86.75083

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martin County State Forest: 5.6 mi
  • Williams Dam Public Fishing Area: 5.9 mi
  • Allen Park: 7.8 mi
  • Bowersox Park: 8.3 mi
  • West Boggs Lake & Park: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 30
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Houghntan Memorial bridge: 11.5 mi
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 13.7 mi
  • Big Joe Palooka: 14.8 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 5
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 15.3 mi
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 15.6 mi
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 16.9 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 17.2 mi
  • Daviess County Museum: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Pluto Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Spring Cave: 24.3 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 11.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobESE 121°276 m10.2 mi
Rariden HillE 96°274 m12.9 mi
Sally HillESE 103°270 m9.7 mi
Mount AirieSSE 156°266 m15.3 mi
Maul HillNE 46°263 m11.2 mi
Tunnel HillN 2°260 m10.5 mi
Red HillNE 38°249 m13.4 mi
Sampson HillSSW 192°247 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2419:59
June solstice06:2320:3621:16
September equinox07:3519:1119:46
December solstice08:0216:4717:29

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645576574777670584636

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crane NSA, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358677610

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