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Polk Hill

Polk Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.60755, -86.09776

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Historic sites: 56
  • 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
Museums: 30
Peaks: 28
Picnic sites: 24
Gardens: 19
  • 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
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooks HillSSW 211°292 m22.4 mi
Mount NeboSW 223°291 m19.0 mi
Guffy HillS 177°287 m25.0 mi
Renner HillS 183°284 m20.8 mi
Keller HillW 269°283 m17.5 mi
Little Hurricane HillWSW 249°266 m24.1 mi
Kelly HillNE 51°264 m0.9 mi
Jakes ButteWSW 244°264 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1820:3621:16
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0216:4117:24

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040526271747366544232
Precip in3.12.33.74.55.05.43.93.63.23.23.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis SE Side, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663905

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