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Smith Hill

Smith Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Hill rises to 277 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pikes Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 7.6 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33148177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
277 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56867, -86.22637

149 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Parks: 46
  • Rotary Springs Camp: 6.5 mi
  • Wonder Valley Camp: 6.7 mi
  • Riley's Place: 7.0 mi
  • Pekin Park: 12.2 mi
  • Pioneer Mothers State Wayside: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • Grace Prow Hinkle: 12.7 mi
  • Grissom Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 15.3 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 17.3 mi
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
Museums: 5
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 17.4 mi
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 21.1 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 21.3 mi
  • Jackson County Historical: 23.7 mi
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • The Spring and Statue: 23.8 mi
  • Stone Crucifix: 24.4 mi
  • BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobE 100°304 m20.1 mi
Rock KnobE 85°291 m23.0 mi
PinnacleNNE 31°289 m24.7 mi
Oak KnobE 85°288 m22.5 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 201°287 m19.4 mi
Warren HillSW 219°284 m3.1 mi
Sand Bank HillSW 235°283 m2.1 mi
Daisy HillESE 107°282 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:2220:3421:13
September equinox07:3319:0919:44
December solstice08:0016:4617:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566573767568574536
Precip in3.53.24.84.85.24.33.73.73.13.03.63.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358667775

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