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Hominy Mortar

Hominy Mortar, seen from above at true elevation

Hominy Mortar rises to 254 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Browning Hill, a peak 4.4 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 8.6 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33139709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
254 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00700, -86.22693

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Freetown Park: 5.6 mi
  • Brown County State Park: 7.6 mi
  • Middle Fork State Wildlife Refuge: 7.8 mi
  • T.C. Steele State Historic Site: 10.8 mi
  • Gnaw Bone Camp: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 60
Peaks: 53
Nature reserves: 34
Historic sites: 23
  • Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Firecrafter Leadership Circle: 11.4 mi
  • Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District: 17.0 mi
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 17.0 mi
  • Big Joe Palooka: 17.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Jackson County Historical: 13.4 mi
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 17.0 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum Annex: 18.1 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 15.4 mi
  • Sparks Ferry Bridge: 15.9 mi
  • Easter Island Figure: 17.7 mi
  • M60: 17.9 mi
  • Monroe Convention Center: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Interpretive Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 10.8 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 19.3 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Eagle Quest: 11.4 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 11.5 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillN322 m11.1 mi
Bearwallow HillN313 m16.9 mi
Taylor HillNE309 m15.6 mi
Hohen PointN308 m9.4 mi
Hesitation PointN306 m11.2 mi
Patterson HillNE299 m15.0 mi
Dowell HillNE294 m16.3 mi
Cooks HillNNW292 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:2020:3521:15
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0116:4417:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757366554334
Precip in3.43.14.35.45.45.04.24.33.43.63.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seymour 1 WSW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358677979

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