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Maxwell Hill

Maxwell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Maxwell Hill rises to 247 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollard Hill, a peak 2.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.38977, -86.46777

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Doris Daily Park: 2.9 mi
  • Mulberry Street Park: 3.5 mi
  • Martinsville City Park: 4.1 mi
  • Burkhart Creek County Park: 5.0 mi
  • Foxliff South Park: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Historic sites: 28
  • Camp Hughes: 10.9 mi
  • Ferry Bridge: 11.9 mi
  • Peden barn: 14.6 mi
  • USS Indiana Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Miller-Showers Park Renovation - 2003: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 18
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 15.4 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Public Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 23.4 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades Falls: 14.1 mi
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.5 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 18.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Maxwell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillSE 139°322 m20.4 mi
Bearwallow HillSE 125°313 m16.5 mi
Hohen PointSE 143°307.8 m21.4 mi
Hesitation PointSE 141°306 m19.6 mi
Cooks HillESE 117°292 m9.2 mi
Mount NeboE 80°291 m6.8 mi
Maple HillSE 143°291 m13.5 mi
Baughman HillSE 138°287 m13.8 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 5080 °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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659506

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