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Nix Hill

Nix Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nix Hill rises to 159 m in Indiana. Lutgring Hill stands 209 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Knobs, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
159 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98338, -87.08917

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Mill Park: 6.6 mi
  • Spencer County Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Grandview Park: 6.9 mi
  • Lincoln State Park: 9.8 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 39
Museums: 11
  • Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Warrick County Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 13.4 mi
  • St. Paul's German Evangelical Church: 13.4 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Colonel Jones Home: 9.4 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 10.3 mi
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.5 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lutgring HillE 93°209 m23.3 mi
Indian HillSE 129°205 m19.5 mi
Dyson KnobNNW 326°197 m19.2 mi
Chilton HillE 90°195 m21.9 mi
Big Ditney HillNW 305°193 m18.3 mi
Wilson HillNW 324°190 m24.8 mi
Cox HillE 99°189 m19.8 mi
Boyd HillE 94°188 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:00
June solstice05:2719:3620:15
September equinox06:3718:1218:47
December solstice07:0115:5216:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847586775787770594738
Precip in3.53.64.95.55.14.64.73.23.83.84.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonville 1S, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 440184 — Nix Hill, Spencer County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358661899

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