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Ikel Hill

Ikel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ikel Hill rises to 177 m in Indiana. Hogback Hill stands 280 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is McCallister Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.99395, -86.72749

110 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Parks: 36
  • Zoercher-Bettinger Park: 2.8 mi
  • Joe Schaeffer Park: 2.9 mi
  • Hagedorn Park: 3.0 mi
  • Dennis Kress Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 6
  • Perry County Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 13.0 mi
  • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 13.0 mi
  • Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 12.8 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 16.8 mi
  • Colonel Jones Home: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.4 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 18.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback HillESE 103°280 m24.9 mi
Telephone KnobS 170°258.7 m20.9 mi
Plock KnobESE 106°246 m7.7 mi
Greybill HillESE 108°245 m8.3 mi
Knob Lick HillSSE 148°245 m20.3 mi
Seton KnobNE 37°242 m24.9 mi
Knoblick KnobE 99°238 m7.2 mi
Polk HillSE 144°238 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:59
June solstice05:2519:3420:14
September equinox06:3518:1118:46
December solstice07:0015:5016:31

Local time (America/Indiana/Tell_City).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333745556573767569584637
Precip in3.73.54.75.35.85.04.13.03.73.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tell City, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358678002

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