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Tunnel Hill

Tunnel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Hill rises to 224 m in Indiana. Pinnacle stands 289 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparks Ferry Bridge, a attraction 4.3 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 7.4 miles off. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33152448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.76561, -86.30582

Overlooks nearby

167 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Bishop Roberts Park: 4.6 mi
  • Bishop Roberts Park: 4.6 mi
  • Donaldson Cave System & Woods: 6.4 mi
  • Baute Park: 6.9 mi
  • Wonder Valley Camp: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 46
Nature reserves: 18
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 11
  • Wilson Monument: 6.3 mi
  • Grissom Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District: 11.6 mi
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 11.7 mi
Museums: 7
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 9.3 mi
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 11.7 mi
  • Jackson County Historical: 16.3 mi
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 22.2 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Spring Cave: 20.2 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Pluto Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Eagle Quest: 20.7 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 20.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 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
PinnacleENE 65°289 m18.5 mi
Warren HillS 172°284 m16.1 mi
Sand Bank HillS 170°283 m15.0 mi
Browning HillN 7°283 m20.7 mi
Hickory RidgeN 358°279 m18.4 mi
Smith HillSSE 162°277 m14.3 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW 254°276 m15.9 mi
Rariden HillW 267°274 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2219:57
June solstice06:2120:3421:14
September equinox07:3419:0919:44
December solstice08:0116:4617:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342536371747367554334
Precip in3.42.73.95.15.65.24.33.63.43.53.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oolitic Purdue EX FM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 444952 — Tunnel Hill, Lawrence County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358669430

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