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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Hill rises to 172 m in Indiana. Knob Hill stands 198 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Company F. 42nd Indiana Monument, a artwork 3.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33152476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
172 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.36172, -87.28973

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverside Park: 4.1 mi
  • Wirth Park: 4.5 mi
  • Jordan Park: 7.3 mi
  • Patoka State Fish and Wildlife Area: 7.4 mi
  • Hornady Park: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 17
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 15.4 mi
  • Colonel Jones Home: 21.7 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 21.7 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 21.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knob HillNE 48°198 m22.6 mi
Dyson KnobS 178°197 m10.2 mi
Big Ditney HillSSW 195°193 m16.3 mi
Sefert HillNNE 20°192 m23.0 mi
Knott HillNE 50°191 m21.9 mi
Wilson HillSSW 211°190 m7.1 mi
Kennedy HillSW 226°189 m6.7 mi
Ringham HillS 187°186 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:01
June solstice06:2620:3721:17
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0316:5117:33

Local time (America/Indiana/Petersburg).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443536372757367564435
Precip in3.52.94.05.14.94.84.13.73.73.34.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg 61 BRG, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 444973 — Turkey Hill, Pike County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358669447

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