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Wade Hill

Wade Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wade Hill rises to 218 m in Indiana. Mulford Hill stands 280 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Patriot Memorial Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33153025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
218 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.81451, -84.84828

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Patriot Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Hartig park & Wildlife Reserve: 4.4 mi
  • Big Bone Landing: 4.9 mi
  • Gallatin County Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
  • Markland Dam Park: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
Peaks: 16
Gardens: 14
Attractions: 11
Museums: 10
  • Switzerland County Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Dearborn County Historical Society: 19.0 mi
  • Creation Museum: 19.1 mi
  • The Ark: 19.2 mi
  • William Arnold Log House: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Unbridled Spirit: 14.4 mi
  • Big Boy: 18.6 mi
  • Saber-Tooth Cat: 19.3 mi
  • Big Boy: 22.7 mi
  • Big Boy: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Columbia Terrace: 21.3 mi
  • Cedar Bend: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mulford HillNW 324°280 m21.3 mi
Potato Bug HillWSW 251°277 m15.1 mi
Orchard HillNE 47°268 m23.1 mi
Mound HillWSW 240°260 m22.0 mi
Pye HillENE 62°256 m22.8 mi
Mount EchoNE 38°254 m24.6 mi
Henschen HillN 356°248 m12.7 mi
Powell HillN 357°247 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1619:52
June solstice06:1520:2921:09
September equinox07:2819:0319:38
December solstice07:5516:4017:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242536371747366554334
Precip in3.43.54.35.05.04.84.83.03.43.33.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glencoe 6 NW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 445341 — Wade Hill, Switzerland County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358669855

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