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Zion Hill

Zion Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Zion Hill rises to 249 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Whip-poor-will Woods, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33154963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
249 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.27199, -86.15194

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks
  • Quintin G. Noblitt (1882-1954): 8.5 mi
  • Stone Head: 9.8 mi
  • Bear Necessities: 11.0 mi
  • Growing Through the Seasons: 11.1 mi
  • Story Monument: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 11
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Camp Atterbury Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Johnson County Museum of History: 15.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Interpretive Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Irwin Gardens: 13.4 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 14.2 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 20.8 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 21.4 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Zion Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillSSW 206°322 m8.1 mi
Bearwallow HillWSW 247°313 m3.7 mi
Taylor HillSE 136°309 m8.9 mi
Hohen PointSSW 204°307.8 m9.7 mi
Hesitation PointSSW 213°306 m8.4 mi
Patterson HillSE 140°299 m9.0 mi
Dowell HillSE 132°294 m8.2 mi
Cooks HillWNW 295°292 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1920:3521:15
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0216:4317:25

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358671009

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