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Sand Hill

Sand Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Hill rises to 328 m in Indiana. Hell's Point stands 326 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Lakewood, a park 2.4 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 18 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Sand Hill (1070+ feet or 326+ m) is the second highest named summit in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is located in northeastern Wayne Township in Noble County, approximately two and a half miles southeast of the town of South Milford. A burial ground known as Weston Chapel Cemetery is on the southeastern face of the hill. The highest summit in Indiana is Hoosier Hill in Wayne County (1,257 feet or 383 metres)

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Wikidata Q7415803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
328 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51422, -85.22497

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camp Lakewood: 2.4 mi
  • Sunset Park: 5.7 mi
  • Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site: 6.8 mi
  • Hardy Park: 7.6 mi
  • Gaff Park: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Museums: 9
Peaks: 8
Historic sites: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Dallas Lake Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Wall Lake Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Blue Lake Public Access Site: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Corn Maze: 13.9 mi
  • Amazing Fall Fun: 14.0 mi
  • DeBrands Chocolate: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Pigeon Creek Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
  • Auburn Rest Area Northbound: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hell's PointNE 38°326 m17.7 mi
Knob HillNW 325°316 m11.6 mi
Diamond HillWSW 253°312 m16.1 mi
Baby MountainSSW 199°309 m3.8 mi
The KnobsW 263°292 m16.0 mi
Sugar HillW 266°273 m24.9 mi
Parkview HillSSE 164°257 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1719:53
June solstice06:0820:3721:19
September equinox07:2919:0319:40
December solstice08:0516:3017:15

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486069737164524030
Precip in2.52.22.43.64.54.23.73.73.12.82.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garrett, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 442973 — Sand Hill, Noble County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358666765

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