Buzzard Roost Hill
Buzzard Roost Hill rises to 247 m in Indiana. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wynnsboro, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33137577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 247 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 149.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the River Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Duke Hill: 1.8 mi
- Seigs Hill: 2.1 mi
- Benz Hill: 2.3 mi
- Henry Ott Hill: 3.0 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 3.7 mi
- Baylor Park: 3.4 mi
- Harrison Spring: 4.1 mi
- Town Hall: 6.3 mi
- Clifton Center: 6.6 mi
- Marengo Community Building: 6.8 mi
- Constitution Elm: 9.1 mi
- Frank Obannon: 9.2 mi
- Grace Prow Hinkle: 19.6 mi
- Confederate Monument: 20.9 mi
- Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado: 21.1 mi
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest: 8.1 mi
- O'Bannon Woods State Park: 8.2 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 8.6 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 8.9 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 17.7 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 19.2 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 21.3 mi
- Landscape: 23.3 mi
- Lucy Higgs Nichols: 23.5 mi
- Winged Man: 23.5 mi
- Blice Point: 9.3 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Vault Point: 21.2 mi
- Blunk Point: 21.3 mi
- The Narrows: 24.8 mi
- Miles Spring: 8.7 mi
- Grable Spring: 8.8 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 17.6 mi
- Spring Cave: 18.2 mi
- Marengo Cave: 7.0 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 17.5 mi
- New Albany Sign: 23.4 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 9.2 mi
- Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 23.0 mi
- Carnegie Center for Art and History: 23.4 mi
- Scribner Garden: 23.4 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 23.5 mi
- Wynnsboro: 0.9 mi
- Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Buzzard Roost Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | ESE 103° | 302 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spickert Knob | E 83° | 289 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 274° | 287 m | 5.5 mi |
| Warren Hill | N 358° | 284 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | N 359° | 283 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hayes Hill | S 169° | 282 m | 16.2 mi |
| Daisy Hill | NE 52° | 282 m | 22.2 mi |
| Seigs Hill | ENE 57° | 281 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:33 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:47 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Marengo).
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 431921 — Buzzard Roost Hill, Harrison County, Indiana.
OpenStreetMap element node/358650340
Day trips start here
- Corydon · 9 mi
- Georgetown · 15 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 21 mi
- New Albany · 23 mi
- Clarksville · 27 mi
- Louisville · 27 mi
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