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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Hill rises to 253 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 19 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33152461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48394, -86.18554

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Witt Park: 2.7 mi
  • Windisch Park: 2.9 mi
  • Switzer Park: 3.0 mi
  • Kephart Park: 3.4 mi
  • Blue Heron Park: 6.3 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 50
Historic sites: 50
  • War Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Train Car: 7.2 mi
  • Decorative Cannon: 9.9 mi
  • Statue of St. Francis: 12.7 mi
  • Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 Memorial: 16.7 mi
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 19
Gardens: 14
  • Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 17.3 mi
  • Enabling Garden: 18.5 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • White River Gardens: 19.5 mi
  • Watanabe Garden: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 8
  • American Heart Association Learn CPR Station: 17.0 mi
  • Indy Logo: 17.0 mi
  • International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 19.5 mi
  • Skyline: 19.7 mi
  • Depew Memorial Fountain: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Site C: 18.5 mi
  • Site A: 18.6 mi
  • Site B: 18.6 mi
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.2 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 16.4 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
Weed Patch HillS 184°322 m22.0 mi
Bearwallow HillS 186°313 m16.2 mi
Taylor HillSSE 159°309 m22.5 mi
Hohen PointS 185°307.8 m23.6 mi
Hesitation PointS 187°306 m21.9 mi
Patterson HillSSE 161°299 m22.9 mi
Dowell HillSSE 159°294 m21.6 mi
Cooks HillSSW 213°292 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1920:3621:16
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0216:4217:25

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273040516271747266544232
Precip in3.02.53.64.95.35.14.23.33.23.33.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Wwtp, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 444974 — Turkey Hill, Johnson County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358669449

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