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Indian Mound

Indian Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Mound rises to 161 m in Illinois. Red Hill stands 193 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Leaverton Park, a park 1.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 102 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q32358159, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98031, -87.61574

82 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
Peaks: 12
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 4
  • Heath Museum & Confectionery: 6.9 mi
  • Red Skelton Performing Arts Center: 20.8 mi
  • Harrison Mansion: 20.9 mi
  • Indiana Military Museum: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 1
  • 4-way bridge: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillSW 216°193 m20.3 mi
Ladd HillNNE 25°190 m12.1 mi
Barefoot Nation HillsSE 137°180 m19.6 mi
Scudder HillESE 119°175 m22.1 mi
Shawn HillE 94°165 m3.2 mi
Bristol HillE 87°164 m2.2 mi
Wolf HillSSE 151°159 m14.4 mi
Fairbanks MoundNNE 12°157 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:2720:03
June solstice06:2620:4021:20
September equinox07:3919:1419:49
December solstice08:0716:5017:32

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545566674767568574435
Precip in3.52.63.65.14.94.94.23.53.63.73.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palestine, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/354115088

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