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Gaston Hill

Gaston Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gaston Hill rises to 266 m in Indiana. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hale Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 15 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
266 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.35282, -86.81334

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Owen County Veterans Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Camp Romona: 5.1 mi
  • Cooper Commons: 5.7 mi
  • Owen County Fair Grounds: 5.8 mi
  • Cataract Falls State Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 42
Historic sites: 24
  • Owen County (Indiana) War Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Owen County War Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Owen County Courthouse: 5.4 mi
  • American Revolution War Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial Pavilion: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Artworks: 12
Museums: 11
  • Owen County Heritage and Culture Center: 5.5 mi
  • Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection: 19.2 mi
  • The Farmer House Museum: 19.5 mi
  • WonderLab Museum: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 6.2 mi
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 6.6 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Public Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moser HillN 10°284 m13.8 mi
Hadden HillN 5°279 m14.7 mi
McCoy HillN 3°275 m12.7 mi
Hale HillNNW 338°269 m2.1 mi
Shumaker HillNE 53°268 m16.2 mi
Snyder HillN 356°267 m13.5 mi
Little Hurricane HillENE 60°266 m18.0 mi
Jakes ButteENE 67°264 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2419:59
June solstice06:2120:3821:18
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0416:4517:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242536371757366554333
Precip in3.42.63.65.35.25.84.93.63.83.94.03.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654681

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