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Vargo Hill

Vargo Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Vargo Hill rises to 270 m in Indiana. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Reeves Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33152799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56199, -86.34390

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 33
Museums: 31
Artworks: 28
  • "Crossroads" sculpture: 9.5 mi
  • Educators: 10.2 mi
  • Red Throne: 10.7 mi
  • Tracery: 10.7 mi
  • Maquette for Wing Generator: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Lakeville Unity Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Bird feeding area: 7.0 mi
  • Greenhouse Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Courtyard: 14.7 mi
  • Sensory Garden at Cobus Park: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Indiana Territorial Line: 6.0 mi
  • Better Homes of South Bend: 9.9 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument: 10.8 mi
  • Clark Memorial Fountain: 11.2 mi
  • Freedom Memorial: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 13
  • St. Joseph County Fairgrounds: 7.5 mi
  • Birthday Chair: 9.6 mi
  • Tree Sign: 10.5 mi
  • Amish Acres: 18.6 mi
  • South Vista: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Hardwoods: 10.8 mi
  • Otahnagon Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Reeves Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Carlisle Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Navin Hill: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Stone Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Pleasant Lake East Beach: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Builders Association-Elkhart,: 21.0 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillNW 313°280.4 m10.7 mi
Navin HillSSW 192°277.4 m18.0 mi
Reeves HillNW 318°264 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2119:58
June solstice06:1220:4221:24
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0916:3417:19

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636485968716963513929
Precip in2.62.52.53.74.54.44.74.33.53.53.02.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 452827 — Vargo Hill, St. Joseph County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358680048

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