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Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Hill rises to 251 m in Indiana. Pilot Knob stands 287 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilands Overlook State Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33152420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.34061, -86.50554

134 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 50
  • Hilands Overlook State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Sulphur Lake Picinic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Tillery Hill State Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
  • Marengo Community Building: 9.1 mi
  • Inital Point Historical Monument: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Christ the Victor: 20.9 mi
  • Mary: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobESE 106°287 m8.6 mi
Warren HillNE 44°284 m18.8 mi
Sand Bank HillNE 43°283 m19.8 mi
Seigs HillE 96°281 m15.6 mi
Henry Ott HillE 96°278 m16.7 mi
Reno HillENE 75°278 m17.5 mi
Smith HillNE 44°277 m21.8 mi
Windell HillSE 130°272 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2320:3421:14
September equinox07:3419:1019:45
December solstice08:0016:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Marengo).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576674777669574737
Precip in3.83.64.85.25.05.43.82.93.74.04.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — English, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358678429

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