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Potato Bug Hill

Potato Bug Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Bug Hill rises to 277 m in Indiana. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Switzerland County Historical Museum, a museum 2.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

hill in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States

Wikidata Q33144219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
277 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74117, -85.11273

Overlooks nearby

90 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Clayton Arney Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Diuguid Memorial Playground: 2.8 mi
  • Carroll County Park: 5.2 mi
  • General Butler State Resort Park: 5.4 mi
  • General Butler Golf course: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Mound Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Johnson Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Wade Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Trapps Mountain: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 7
  • Switzerland County Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Butler-Turpin House Museum: 5.7 mi
  • AME Church Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Dr. W.D. Hutchings' Office and Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Judge Jeremiah Sullivan House: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hoffman Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Tunnel Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Clifty Falls: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Baby Beech Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Trail 8 Picnic Area: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hassmer HillNNW 343°293 m24.9 mi
Mulford HillN 4°280 m22.4 mi
Mound HillSW 219°260 m7.6 mi
Henschen HillNE 37°248 m22.2 mi
Powell HillNE 39°247 m21.4 mi
Johnson HillE 81°224 m11.8 mi
Wade HillENE 70°218 m15.1 mi
Bunker HillSW 220°206 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1819:53
June solstice06:1720:3021:09
September equinox07:2919:0419:39
December solstice07:5616:4117:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576674787770584637
Precip in3.63.04.44.54.95.24.23.83.33.43.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vevay, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663987

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