Thompson Mound
Thompson Mound rises to 107 m in Indiana. Boyd Hill stands 175 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Aldrich Mound, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33151380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 107 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 171.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Camp Pahoka: 2.1 mi
- Harmonie State Park: 3.8 mi
- Dogtown Ferry Public Fishing Site: 3.8 mi
- Murphy Park: 7.5 mi
- Murphy Park: 7.6 mi
- Red House Gallery: 7.7 mi
- Creation Station: 7.7 mi
- Gate of Progress: 7.7 mi
- Oculus: 7.8 mi
- Peace Arch: 7.8 mi
- New Harmony State Memorial: 7.2 mi
- The Labyrinth State Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Former Shoeshop: 7.7 mi
- New Harmony: 7.8 mi
- Archaeological Dig: 7.8 mi
- Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit: 7.7 mi
- 1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor: 7.7 mi
- George Keppler House: 7.8 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 7.8 mi
- Matthias Scholle House: 7.8 mi
- Harmonie State Park: 4.5 mi
- Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 20.7 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 24.0 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 24.3 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Labrynth: 7.3 mi
- Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 22.6 mi
- USS LST-325: 24.0 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 24.1 mi
- Four Freedom's Monument: 24.4 mi
- Aldrich Mound: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Boyd Hill: 15.1 mi
- Grundy Hill: 20.9 mi
- Brewery Hill: 3.6 mi
- Meadow Bank: 4.8 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 7.8 mi
- Family Garden: 22.5 mi
- Toyota Butterfly Garden: 24.0 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 13.6 mi
- Wanborough: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Hill | NW 321° | 175 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grundy Hill | S 185° | 166 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | NW 317° | 125 m | 10.1 mi |
| Aldrich Mound | WNW 301° | 113 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:39 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:55 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmi 3, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 444722 — Thompson Mound, Posey County, Indiana.
OpenStreetMap element node/358669024
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