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Simpson Hill

Simpson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Simpson Hill rises to 175 m in Indiana. Maul Hill stands 263 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, a covered bridge 4.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 23 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33147814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.99532, -87.01501

105 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
Peaks: 26
Nature reserves: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge: 4.2 mi
  • Fred A. Jewell: 8.8 mi
  • War Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Civil War Cannons: 23.9 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial Pavilion: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
  • Owen County Heritage and Culture Center: 24.2 mi
  • Daviess County Museum: 24.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maul HillESE 108°263 m23.5 mi
Tunnel HillESE 108°260 m15.2 mi
Red HillESE 101°249 m23.0 mi
Emmins HillNNE 25°245 m21.3 mi
Hurricane HillNNE 13°242 m24.6 mi
Wolfe HillNNE 24°239 m20.6 mi
Straley HillNNE 26°239 m22.5 mi
Satan HillN 10°227 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2520:00
June solstice06:2320:3821:18
September equinox07:3619:1219:47
December solstice08:0416:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646576774777569584536
Precip in3.42.83.85.55.65.64.13.43.83.63.93.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elnora, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358667624

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