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Boyd Hill

Boyd Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Boyd Hill rises to 188 m in Indiana. Hogback Hill stands 280 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lutgring Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137255, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
188 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.96284, -86.68360

111 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Parks: 33
  • Joe Schaeffer Park: 3.2 mi
  • Camp Koch: 3.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 4.1 mi
  • Hagedorn Park: 4.1 mi
  • Roy Fenn Park & Soccer Complex: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 6
  • Perry County Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 16.2 mi
  • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 16.2 mi
  • Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 16.0 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 19.9 mi
  • Colonel Jones Home: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 21.5 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback HillE 99°280 m22.2 mi
Telephone KnobS 176°258.7 m18.5 mi
Shireman HillENE 73°257 m24.9 mi
Sinking Creek HillESE 117°253 m22.4 mi
Powell HillSSE 157°247 m23.8 mi
Plock KnobE 90°246 m5.0 mi
Greybill HillE 94°245 m5.5 mi
Knob Lick HillSSE 151°245 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:59
June solstice05:2519:3420:13
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice07:0015:5016:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846576674787771604839
Precip in3.33.54.85.05.54.94.12.83.23.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cannelton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358677644

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