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Shepard Hill

Shepard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shepard Hill rises to 238 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the north-northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Risk Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 16 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33147567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
238 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.11283, -86.17416

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Peaks: 50
Nature reserves: 34
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 15
  • Jackson County Historical: 17.7 mi
  • Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 18.5 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 19.6 mi
  • Monroe Convention Center: 19.7 mi
  • Upland Brewing Company: 19.9 mi
  • Shirley Springs Cave: 22.3 mi
  • Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Interpretive Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 9.4 mi
  • Irwin Gardens: 15.1 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 18.9 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 14.5 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 14.5 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillNNW 328°322 m4.4 mi
Bearwallow HillNNW 347°313 m9.8 mi
Taylor HillENE 58°309 m8.6 mi
Hohen PointNW 307°307.8 m3.5 mi
Hesitation PointNW 319°306 m5.1 mi
Patterson HillENE 60°299 m8.1 mi
Dowell HillNE 53°294 m9.2 mi
Cooks HillNNW 333°292 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:2020:3521:15
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0116:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 451449 — Shepard Hill, Brown County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358678336

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