Polk Hill
Polk Hill rises to 261 m in Indiana. Cooks Hill stands 292 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Craig Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 11 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33143988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 261 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Craig Park: 0.3 mi
- Childrens Garden Park: 0.5 mi
- Children's Garden Park: 0.5 mi
- Surina Square Park: 0.5 mi
- Old City Park: 0.6 mi
- Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center: 7.3 mi
- Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center: 7.3 mi
- Statue: 8.4 mi
- Street Art: 9.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.2 mi
- Statue of St. Francis: 3.0 mi
- Decorative Cannon: 5.7 mi
- Blackwell Cemetery: 7.6 mi
- War Monument: 9.1 mi
- Train Car: 9.1 mi
- Johnson County Museum of History: 9.0 mi
- Eli Lilly Replica Lab: 10.6 mi
- The Hall: 11.6 mi
- James Whitcomb Riley Home: 11.7 mi
- Eiteljorg Museum: 11.7 mi
- Kelly Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sally Doty Hill: 5.9 mi
- Donalds Knoll: 7.1 mi
- Travis Hill: 7.8 mi
- Mann Hill: 8.3 mi
- Site C: 9.2 mi
- Site A: 9.3 mi
- Site B: 9.3 mi
- Riverfront Pavilion: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Site 17: 20.1 mi
- Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Cottage Home Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- White River Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Watanabe Garden: 11.8 mi
- Growing Places Indy: 12.0 mi
- Wallace F. Holladay Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Echo Hollow Nature Park: 13.9 mi
- Fred and Dorothy Meyer Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Betley Woods at Glacier's End: 17.5 mi
- Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow: 18.2 mi
- International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 11.8 mi
- Depew Memorial Fountain: 11.8 mi
- Skyline: 12.0 mi
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site: 12.6 mi
- American Heart Association Learn CPR Station: 12.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- Fox Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.2 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Hill | SSW 211° | 292 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SW 223° | 291 m | 19.0 mi |
| Guffy Hill | S 177° | 287 m | 25.0 mi |
| Renner Hill | S 183° | 284 m | 20.8 mi |
| Keller Hill | W 269° | 283 m | 17.5 mi |
| Little Hurricane Hill | WSW 249° | 266 m | 24.1 mi |
| Kelly Hill | NE 51° | 264 m | 0.9 mi |
| Jakes Butte | WSW 244° | 264 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:36 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:41 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663905
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