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Yaw Hill

Yaw Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Yaw Hill rises to 205 m in Indiana. Hurricane Hill stands 242 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanford Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 76 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33154803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
205 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.31504, -87.33530

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pioneer Village: 2.5 mi
  • Fowler Park: 2.6 mi
  • Camp Maumee: 2.9 mi
  • Pfizer: 4.7 mi
  • Prairie Creek Park: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Proud Elk: 8.8 mi
  • The Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
  • Composite House for Terre Haute: 11.0 mi
  • Terre Haute - Birthplace of the Coca-Cola Contour Bottle: 11.1 mi
  • A Chorus of Trumpets: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 17
Museums: 8
  • Indiana Track & Field & Cross Country Hall of Fame Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Antique Tractor Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Candles Holocaust Museum & Education Center: 10.2 mi
  • Vigo County Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Swope Art Museum: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Finish Line: 10.5 mi
  • Freedom Shrine: 11.7 mi
  • Woodlawn Monument Sight: 12.2 mi
  • Craig Park Military Plaza: 17.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Watermark Landing: 10.9 mi
  • Haley Tower: 12.3 mi
  • Log Cabin Chapel: 15.0 mi
  • 4-way bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Bridgeton Mill: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Twigg Rest Park: 11.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hurricane HillE 85°242 m22.8 mi
Satan HillE 85°227 m21.3 mi
Need HillESE 108°221 m20.2 mi
Dillon HillESE 110°221 m21.0 mi
Corbin HillE 89°211 m24.1 mi
Sand HillENE 67°207 m22.1 mi
Vinegar HillENE 61°205 m18.7 mi
Sanford HillNW 323°204 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2420:4021:20
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0616:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303344556574777568564434
Precip in3.22.33.54.84.75.04.33.13.23.73.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmersburg Tv-2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358670867

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