Benz Hill
Benz Hill rises to 262 m in Indiana. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Duke Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33136814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 29.4 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Duke Hill: 0.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost Hill: 2.3 mi
- Scott Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.0 mi
- Scout Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Harrison Spring: 4.2 mi
- Baylor Park: 4.3 mi
- Town Hall: 6.5 mi
- Clifton Center: 6.7 mi
- Wyandotte Woods: 7.6 mi
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest: 6.6 mi
- O'Bannon Woods State Park: 6.6 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 9.7 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Blice Point: 11.2 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- Vault Point: 22.2 mi
- Blunk Point: 22.3 mi
- The Narrows: 24.6 mi
- Grable Spring: 9.8 mi
- Miles Spring: 9.9 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 17.6 mi
- Spring Cave: 18.1 mi
- Constitution Elm: 9.9 mi
- Confederate Monument: 20.2 mi
- Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado: 20.3 mi
- 1974 Tornado Victims: 20.3 mi
- Marengo Cave: 7.1 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 17.1 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 10.0 mi
- Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 24.8 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 21.2 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 23.3 mi
- Wynnsboro: 1.7 mi
- Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 22.6 mi
- Fairview Lavender Farm: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Benz Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | E 98° | 302 m | 19.5 mi |
| Spickert Knob | E 80° | 289 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 295° | 287 m | 4.0 mi |
| Warren Hill | N 4° | 284 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | N 5° | 283 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hayes Hill | SSE 161° | 282 m | 15.4 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NE 52° | 282 m | 24.5 mi |
| Seigs Hill | NE 56° | 281 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:33 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:47 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Marengo).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — English, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 430835 — Benz Hill, Crawford County, Indiana.
OpenStreetMap element node/358649000
Day trips start here
- Corydon · 10 mi
- Georgetown · 17 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 23 mi
- New Albany · 25 mi
- Louisville · 28 mi
- Clarksville · 29 mi
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