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Need Hill

Need Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Need Hill rises to 221 m in Indiana. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dillon Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 22 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
221 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.22560, -86.97612

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cooper Commons: 12.1 mi
  • Owen County Fair Grounds: 12.3 mi
  • Owen County Veterans Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
  • Timber Ridge Camp: 12.8 mi
  • Bloomfield Park: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 24
  • War Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Fred A. Jewell: 7.4 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial Pavilion: 11.9 mi
  • Civil War Cannons: 11.9 mi
  • American Revolution War Memorial: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Artworks: 12
Museums: 11
  • Owen County Heritage and Culture Center: 12.2 mi
  • Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 18.8 mi
  • WonderLab Museum: 23.9 mi
  • The Farmer House Museum: 23.9 mi
  • Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Public Picnic Area: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moser HillNNE 26°284 m25.0 mi
McCoy HillNNE 24°275 m23.4 mi
Hale HillNE 36°269 m13.3 mi
Snyder HillNNE 19°267 m23.6 mi
Gaston HillNE 45°266 m12.4 mi
Sunset HillNNE 24°261 m21.6 mi
Tunnel HillSSE 149°260 m24.0 mi
Cooksey HillNE 35°253 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2520:00
June solstice06:2320:3821:18
September equinox07:3619:1119:47
December solstice08:0516:4717:29

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242536371757366554333
Precip in3.42.63.65.35.25.84.93.63.83.94.03.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 439968 — Need Hill, Owen County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358661504

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