Peak · Indiana
Britton Hill
Britton Hill rises to 264 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Walk Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 264 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.39145, -86.24137
- 10.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 28.4 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Joe Walk Hill: 0.8 mi
- Stout Hill: 1.1 mi
- Adams Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hancock Hill: 1.6 mi
- Heiser Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks: 56
- Baylor Park: 4.0 mi
- Town Hall: 5.0 mi
- Clifton Center: 5.2 mi
- Buffalo Trace Park: 7.8 mi
- Harrison Spring: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 13.5 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 13.6 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest: 14.4 mi
- O'Bannon Woods State Park: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 7
- The Spring and Statue: 18.8 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 20.5 mi
- Landscape: 23.8 mi
- Lucy Higgs Nichols: 24.0 mi
- Winged Man: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 6
- Marengo Cave: 5.4 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 23.3 mi
- French Lick Resort Casino: 23.3 mi
- New Albany Sign: 23.9 mi
- Twin Caves: 24.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Miles Spring: 12.7 mi
- Grable Spring: 13.0 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 14.0 mi
- Spring Cave: 14.5 mi
- Pluto Spring: 23.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 13.9 mi
- French Lick West Baden Museum: 23.2 mi
- Indiana Railway Museum: 23.2 mi
- Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 23.6 mi
- Carnegie Center for Art and History: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Blice Point: 3.4 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Vault Point: 24.6 mi
- Blunk Point: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Constitution Elm: 13.8 mi
- In Loving Memory of Darrell Anthony Sweet: 24.0 mi
- Division Street School: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Scribner Garden: 23.9 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wynnsboro: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Britton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | ENE 67° | 304 m | 22.5 mi |
| Hickman Hill | ESE 122° | 302 m | 19.8 mi |
| Spickert Knob | E 100° | 289 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 226° | 287 m | 8.4 mi |
| Warren Hill | N 353° | 284 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | N 355° | 283 m | 11.1 mi |
| Daisy Hill | ENE 66° | 282 m | 18.4 mi |
| Williams Knob | ENE 66° | 282 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:33 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 431539 — Britton Hill, Harrison County, Indiana.
OpenStreetMap element node/358649851
Day trips start here
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- Georgetown · 16 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 20 mi
- New Albany · 24 mi
- Clarksville · 27 mi
- Jeffersonville · 28 mi
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