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Jakes Butte

Jakes Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Jakes Butte rises to 264 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pumpkinvine Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 14 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
264 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.46033, -86.48055

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mulberry Street Park: 3.3 mi
  • Camp Riley: 3.9 mi
  • Doris Daily Park: 3.9 mi
  • Martinsville City Park: 4.0 mi
  • Pioneer Camp: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Camp Hughes: 12.4 mi
  • Ferry Bridge: 13.7 mi
  • WWII Monument: 16.8 mi
  • Celebrating the American Familiy: 16.8 mi
  • Celebration of Service: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Artworks: 16
Museums: 14
Gardens: 8
  • Prayer Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Enabling Garden: 16.7 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 20.1 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 17.4 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Public Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 14.0 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillSE 145°322 m24.7 mi
Bearwallow HillSE 136°313 m20.2 mi
Hesitation PointSSE 147°306 m24.0 mi
Cooks HillSE 135°292 m12.6 mi
Mount NeboESE 117°291 m8.3 mi
Maple HillSSE 151°291 m17.9 mi
Baughman HillSSE 147°287 m18.1 mi
Moser HillWNW 292°284 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2020:3721:17
September equinox07:3419:0919:45
December solstice08:0316:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140526270737265534233
Precip in3.22.43.54.85.05.34.13.43.53.53.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsville 2 SW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358657307

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