Peak · Indiana
Truax Hill
Truax Hill rises to 244 m in Indiana. The nearest named place is Cold Spring Camp, a park 2.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33152249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.99671, -87.05390
- 27.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Camel's Back · 11 mi
- Sunset Point · 11 mi
92 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 40
- Cold Spring Camp: 2.7 mi
- Camp Rotary: 4.6 mi
- Lake Waveland Park: 7.2 mi
- Camp Gulick: 7.2 mi
- New Market Community Park: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- Devil's Punchbowl: 4.3 mi
- Punch Bowl: 10.5 mi
- Rocky Hollow: 10.6 mi
- Wedge Rock: 10.7 mi
- Ice Box: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Bachner Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Shades State Park: 4.0 mi
- Turkey Run State Park: 10.6 mi
- Lye Creek Prairie Burn: 13.7 mi
- Raccoon State Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Stringtown: 17.6 mi
- Corwin: 19.1 mi
- Beeville: 20.9 mi
- Romine Corner: 22.4 mi
- Montezuma Station: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.7 mi
- Juliet Straus Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Richard Lieber: 11.3 mi
- Col. Lieber Memorial: 11.3 mi
- World War Memorial: 18.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Carnegie Museum-Montgomery: 8.6 mi
- Rotary Jail Museum: 8.7 mi
- Lusk Home: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Silver Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
- Williamsport Falls: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Canyon Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 21.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Portland Arch: 21.0 mi
- Portland Arch: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Honeycomb Rock: 3.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tree Spring: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mansfield Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Colfax Library Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:25 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:40 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 16:44 | 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 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crawfordsville 6 SE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358669398
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