The Mounds
The Mounds rises to 301 m in Indiana. Elkhorn Hill stands 308 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mounds State Recreation Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33150980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 301 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 24.9 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
Overlooks nearby
- Equestrian Overlook · 14 mi
- Bird Watching Shelter · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mounds State Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Riverview Park: 3.8 mi
- Brookville Town Park: 4.3 mi
- Main Street Park: 4.8 mi
- Whitewater Valley Gateway park: 5.1 mi
- Battle Point: 1.6 mi
- Garr Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bonwell Hill: 3.2 mi
- Boundary Hill: 3.9 mi
- Yellow Bank Hill: 5.0 mi
- Transformations in the Light: 13.3 mi
- The Great Seal: 13.6 mi
- Hybrid Construction: 13.7 mi
- For Kepler: 13.7 mi
- Quest: 13.7 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers Office: 3.3 mi
- Hornbeam Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Governor Bebb MetroPark: 12.6 mi
- Peffer Woods: 13.6 mi
- Silvoor Biological Sanctuary: 13.6 mi
- Pioneer Farm Museum: 13.3 mi
- McGuffey House and Museum: 13.5 mi
- Historic Connersville Museum: 13.5 mi
- Hefner Museum: 13.7 mi
- Limper Museum: 13.7 mi
- Old Fairfield: 2.3 mi
- Flood Victims Memorial: 5.5 mi
- The Seal: 13.6 mi
- Verlin L. Pulley: 13.8 mi
- Freedom Summer Memorial: 14.0 mi
- The Children’s Garden at OCAC: 13.0 mi
- BEEPS Edible Demonstration Garden: 13.5 mi
- Wildflower Seed Library: 14.0 mi
- Batesville Memorial Public Library Reading Garden: 18.0 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 23.5 mi
- Metamora Corn Maze: 7.2 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 8.7 mi
- Wendel Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 10.4 mi
- Hueston Woods Sugar House: 13.8 mi
- Miami Lakes Sports: 24.6 mi
- Dry Fork Meadow: 20.1 mi
- Springhill: 23.4 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Mounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Hill | SSE 150° | 308 m | 10.6 mi |
| Boundary Hill | SW 221° | 305 m | 3.9 mi |
| English Hill | SSE 157° | 304 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gobblers Knob Hill | SSE 166° | 301 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | SSE 148° | 299 m | 8.8 mi |
| Wewe Hill | S 183° | 299 m | 9.9 mi |
| Battle Point | SSW 196° | 298 m | 1.6 mi |
| Yellow Bank Hill | WSW 245° | 298 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:31 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:38 | 17:20 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358668962
Day trips start here
- Oxford · 13 mi
- Connersville · 14 mi
- Butler County · 22 mi
- Hamilton · 23 mi
- Richmond · 24 mi
- Fairfield · 26 mi
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