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Big Hurricane Hill

Big Hurricane Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hurricane Hill rises to 261 m in Indiana. Bearwallow Hill stands 313 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Hurricane Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 13 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33136879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.46199, -86.53083

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Burkhart Creek County Park: 2.6 mi
  • Camp Berean: 3.3 mi
  • Mulberry Street Park: 5.8 mi
  • Camp Riley: 5.9 mi
  • Pioneer Camp: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 27
Nature reserves: 22
Museums: 12
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 8
  • Prayer Garden: 10.7 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Enabling Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 15.5 mi
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 15.6 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Public Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.9 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 15.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow HillSE 131°313 m22.2 mi
Cooks HillSE 128°292 m14.7 mi
Mount NeboESE 111°291 m10.8 mi
Maple HillSE 144°291 m19.5 mi
Baughman HillSE 141°287 m19.8 mi
Moser HillWNW 296°284 m14.0 mi
Renner HillESE 116°284 m24.4 mi
Keller HillNNE 30°283 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2020:3721:17
September equinox07:3419:1019:45
December solstice08:0416:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140526270737265534233
Precip in3.22.43.54.85.05.34.13.43.53.53.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville 2 SW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358649403

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