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Downey Hill

Downey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Downey Hill rises to 269 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the west, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gnaw Bone Camp, a park 1.9 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 20 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
269 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17561, -86.14721

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Peaks: 57
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 15
Gardens: 6
  • Interpretive Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 11.1 mi
  • Irwin Gardens: 12.4 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 19.9 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Monroe Convention Center: 20.8 mi
  • Upland Brewing Company: 20.9 mi
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 22.9 mi
  • Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 23.5 mi
  • Shirley Springs Cave: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 17.6 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 17.6 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillW 261°322 m3.8 mi
Bearwallow HillNW 325°313 m6.4 mi
Taylor HillE 88°309 m5.9 mi
Hohen PointWSW 243°307.8 m4.8 mi
Hesitation PointW 265°306 m4.8 mi
Patterson HillE 93°299 m5.5 mi
Dowell HillE 79°294 m6.0 mi
Cooks HillNW 320°292 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1920:3521:15
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0116:4317:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652861

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