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Hog Back

Hog Back, seen from above at true elevation

Hog Back rises to 258 m in Indiana. Kelly Hill stands 264 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Morristown Community Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 8.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.66782, -85.72303

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Morristown Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Old Brandywine School Park: 5.3 mi
  • Thornwood Preserve: 6.7 mi
  • Brandywine Park: 7.7 mi
  • Pennsy Trail Park: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 51
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 20
  • Hancock County Historical Society: 8.4 mi
  • Riley Home Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Grover Center: Museum and Historical Society: 10.4 mi
  • Rush County Historical Society: 15.3 mi
  • Indiana State Police Museum: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Community Garden Program: 22.4 mi
  • Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 22.7 mi
  • Growing Places Indy: 23.1 mi
  • Cottage Home Community Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Chatham Arch Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Peaks: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Site B: 12.4 mi
  • Site A: 12.6 mi
  • Site C: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 10.8 mi
  • Greenfield Rest Area (Westbound): 11.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Geist Beach: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelly HillW 260°264 m19.6 mi
Polk HillWSW 258°261 m20.4 mi
Donalds KnollWSW 241°258 m23.4 mi
McFarren HillSSW 207°256 m16.6 mi
McCrea HillSSW 207°246 m16.1 mi
Money HillSSW 205°241 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:1620:3421:15
September equinox07:3119:0619:42
December solstice08:0116:4017:23

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443556573767468564434
Precip in3.12.33.44.54.65.23.93.23.13.23.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelbyville Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358676525

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