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Bonwell Hill

Bonwell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bonwell Hill rises to 296 m in Indiana. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Army Corps of Engineers Office, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
296 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.44005, -84.98968

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverview Park: 0.7 mi
  • Brookville Town Park: 1.3 mi
  • Main Street Park: 1.8 mi
  • Whitewater Valley Gateway park: 2.2 mi
  • Franklin County Park and Fairgrounds: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 31
Nature reserves: 20
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 4
  • The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 13.9 mi
  • BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Wildflower Seed Library: 15.0 mi
  • Batesville Memorial Public Library Reading Garden: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainESE 118°319 m23.8 mi
Elkhorn HillSE 137°308 m8.0 mi
Boundary HillW 275°305 m2.5 mi
English HillSE 145°304 m6.5 mi
The MoundsN 2°301 m3.2 mi
Gobblers Knob HillSSE 158°301 m7.1 mi
Cobbs HillSE 132°299 m6.4 mi
Wewe HillS 183°299 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:52
June solstice06:1420:3121:11
September equinox07:2819:0319:39
December solstice07:5716:3817:20

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536372757468554334
Precip in3.42.73.64.64.84.93.93.03.03.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 431312 — Bon Well Hill, Franklin County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358649635

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