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Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Hill rises to 261 m in Indiana. Moser Hill stands 284 m to the northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Stardust Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 4.9 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Putnam County, Indiana, United States

Wikidata Q33150127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.51116, -86.80945

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 40
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 7
Museums: 5
  • Putnam County Train Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Putnam County Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Ten O' Clock Line Treaty Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Owen County Heritage and Culture Center: 15.8 mi
  • Hendricks County Museum: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower Cataract Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Cataract Falls: 5.3 mi
  • McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Public Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Prayer Garden: 17.0 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 23.9 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moser HillNE 40°284 m3.5 mi
Keller HillENE 73°283 m21.4 mi
Hadden HillNNE 15°279 m3.9 mi
McCoy HillNNE 15°275 m1.8 mi
Hale HillS 186°269 m9.0 mi
Shumaker HillE 96°268 m12.9 mi
Snyder HillNNW 335°267 m2.8 mi
Gaston HillS 181°266 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2419:59
June solstice06:2120:3821:19
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0516:4517:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263040506169727164534131
Precip in3.22.63.54.64.95.44.73.43.73.63.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greencastle 1 W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 444423 — Sunset Hill (historical), Putnam County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358668644

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