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Windell Hill

Windell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Windell Hill rises to 272 m in Indiana. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33154462, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
272 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.13507, -86.19192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 33
  • The Spring and Statue: 21.0 mi
  • Landscape: 22.6 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 22.7 mi
  • Promised Lands: 22.7 mi
  • New Albany, Indiana. 1850’s: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 15
  • Harrison County Discovery Center: 6.4 mi
  • West Point History Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Patton Museum Foundation: 20.3 mi
  • Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 22.1 mi
  • Carnegie Center for Art and History: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Windell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bee Knob HillSSE 166°306 m19.8 mi
Hickman HillENE 63°302 m16.0 mi
Pilot KnobNW 324°287 m14.7 mi
Hayes HillS 183°282 m4.5 mi
Seigs HillN 353°281 m12.7 mi
Buck KnobsSSE 160°280 m15.8 mi
Hogback HillSSW 198°280 m16.1 mi
Henry Ott HillN 358°278 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:2320:3221:12
September equinox07:3319:0919:43
December solstice07:5816:4817:29

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566572767568574537
Precip in4.03.54.95.46.04.54.93.63.83.93.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 446171 — Windell Hill, Harrison County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358670674

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