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Goss Hill

Goss Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Goss Hill rises to 223 m in Indiana. Gobblers Knob stands 276 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson State Recreation Area, a park 6.6 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 7.1 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
223 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.51033, -86.75833

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jackson State Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Lick Fork State Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
  • Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
  • Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area: 9.2 mi
  • Hindostan Falls: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 21
Attractions: 10
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Pluto Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Spring Cave: 15.7 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 23.9 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobNE 35°276 m16.0 mi
Rariden HillNE 38°274 m21.6 mi
Sally HillNNE 31°270 m19.0 mi
Patton HillE 88°268 m24.8 mi
Mount AirieENE 56°266 m7.9 mi
Mahan HillE 79°257 m21.7 mi
Tunnel HillSE 131°251 m18.0 mi
Sampson HillN 350°247 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2419:59
June solstice06:2420:3621:15
September equinox07:3519:1119:46
December solstice08:0216:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645566574777669574636
Precip in3.73.14.55.26.14.94.33.03.73.54.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shoals 8 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358677905

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