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Burning Indian Mound

Burning Indian Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Burning Indian Mound rises to 224 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartley Preserve, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 56 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q6705780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
224 m
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Coordinates39.57534, -82.92462

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bartley Preserve: 0.0 mi
  • Barthelmas Park: 0.9 mi
  • Circleville Township Park: 1.4 mi
  • Pickaway County Agriculture & Event Center: 1.6 mi
  • Martha Hitler Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 18
  • Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • A W Marion Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #30: 16.4 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #29: 16.4 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #27: 16.6 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 15
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 12.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 12.2 mi
  • Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 13.0 mi
  • The Grove: 16.1 mi
  • Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Rock House Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 20.2 mi
  • Broken Rock Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Whispering Cave: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Pumpkin Show Mural: 2.1 mi
  • Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 9.7 mi
  • Carlisle Hill Star: 17.2 mi
  • The Space Between Us: 19.6 mi
  • Richard Outcault mural: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 1
  • Hocking River ?: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic table: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horseback KnobSSW 201°403 m24.9 mi
Sand HillS 181°395 m13.1 mi
Rocky KnobS 179°390 m14.4 mi
Asher HillSW 226°390 m24.1 mi
Selby KnobSSW 201°386 m24.6 mi
Bunker HillS 185°384 m13.9 mi
Rock Garden HillS 183°384 m14.0 mi
Fairfield County HPENE 62°380 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0520:2321:03
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5016:2917:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546473757468564536
Precip in2.92.53.34.04.54.63.93.43.03.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357495927

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