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Hughes Hill

Hughes Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hughes Hill rises to 256 m in Indiana. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the east-southeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiegands Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 1.2 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
256 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.56727, -86.81167

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cloverdale Conservation Club: 0.9 mi
  • Stardust Park: 3.2 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 4.3 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 4.4 mi
  • Cloverdale Community Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
  • Putnam County Train Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Putnam County Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Owen County Heritage and Culture Center: 19.7 mi
  • Hendricks County Museum: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 9.2 mi
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Prayer Garden: 15.9 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Enabling Garden: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 22.7 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moser HillESE 118°284 m2.7 mi
Keller HillE 83°283 m20.7 mi
Hadden HillE 97°279 m1.1 mi
McCoy HillSSE 165°275 m2.2 mi
Hale HillS 184°269 m12.9 mi
Shumaker HillESE 112°268 m13.9 mi
Snyder HillSW 219°267 m1.7 mi
Gaston HillS 180°266 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2419:59
June solstice06:2120:3821:19
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0516:4517:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040506169727164534131
Precip in3.22.63.54.64.95.44.73.43.73.63.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greencastle 1 W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 436597 — Hughes Hill, Putnam County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358656859

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