Sunset Hill
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. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
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
- 4.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
152 named places within 25 miles
- Stardust Park: 0.7 mi
- Cloverdale Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Cloverdale Conservation Club: 3.5 mi
- Richard Lieber State Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Cataract Falls State Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- McCoy Hill: 1.8 mi
- Snyder Hill: 2.8 mi
- Moser Hill: 3.5 mi
- Wiegands Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hadden Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 5.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 9.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Camp Hughes: 13.2 mi
- Ferry Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Fern Cliff Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- McCormick's Creek State Park: 15.0 mi
- Powell Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Hoot Woods: 18.5 mi
- Bradford Woods Nature Reserve: 20.2 mi
- Secrest Ferry Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Baker's Camp Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Mansfield Roller Mill: 19.3 mi
- Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Bridgeton Mill: 21.8 mi
- 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
- Lower Cataract Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Cataract Falls: 5.3 mi
- McCormick's Creek Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Fern Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Fox Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Cataract Falls Covered Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Mansfield Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Shady Pines Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 17.0 mi
- St. Stephen's Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 23.9 mi
- Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.0 mi
- Hulman Beach: 7.7 mi
- Mooresville Settlement Landmark: 24.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moser Hill | NE 40° | 284 m | 3.5 mi |
| Keller Hill | ENE 73° | 283 m | 21.4 mi |
| Hadden Hill | NNE 15° | 279 m | 3.9 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NNE 15° | 275 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hale Hill | S 186° | 269 m | 9.0 mi |
| Shumaker Hill | E 96° | 268 m | 12.9 mi |
| Snyder Hill | NNW 335° | 267 m | 2.8 mi |
| Gaston Hill | S 181° | 266 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:24 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:38 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:45 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
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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