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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: 11
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
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Public Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 23.4 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 23.6 mi
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 HillSE322 m20.4 mi
Bearwallow HillSE313 m16.5 mi
Hohen PointSE308 m21.4 mi
Hesitation PointSE306 m19.6 mi
Cooks HillESE292 m9.2 mi
Mount NeboE291 m6.8 mi
Maple HillSE291 m13.5 mi
Baughman HillSE287 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 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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358659506

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