- Elevation, modelled
- 203 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Hill262 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road Scenic Byway36.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:21local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8861, -87.1940
Canyon Picnic Area is a picnic site in Indiana, at a modelled 203 m. Bald Hill stands 262 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wedge Rock, a attraction 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 36 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Turkey Run State Park
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canyon Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | SE 144° | 262 m | 21.8 mi |
| Truax Hill | NE 44° | 244 m | 10.7 mi |
- 36.1 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.9 mi off the Historic National Road - IndianaNational
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Point · 1 mi
- Camel's Back · 1 mi
96 named places within 25 miles
- Jungle Park: 1.9 mi
- Camp Gulick: 3.5 mi
- Camp Weeapahko: 4.5 mi
- Lake Waveland Park: 6.1 mi
- Rockville Lake Park: 7.4 mi
- Wedge Rock: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Hollow: 0.5 mi
- Ice Box: 0.5 mi
- Punch Bowl: 0.5 mi
- Bear Hollow: 0.7 mi
- Turkey Run State Park: 0.7 mi
- Shades State Park: 8.2 mi
- Raccoon State Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Bachner Nature Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Doris Westfall Prairie Restoration Nature Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Juliet Straus Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Richard Lieber: 0.7 mi
- Col. Lieber Memorial: 0.7 mi
- World War Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 18.9 mi
- Montezuma Station: 12.0 mi
- Early Station: 13.3 mi
- Stringtown: 14.6 mi
- Toronto: 17.5 mi
- Quaker: 17.8 mi
- Lusk Home: 0.6 mi
- Ernie Pyle World War II Museum: 16.9 mi
- Carnegie Museum-Montgomery: 18.8 mi
- Rotary Jail Museum: 18.9 mi
- Putnam County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Honeycomb Rock: 8.5 mi
- Fern Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Truax Hill: 10.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 21.8 mi
- Portland Arch: 23.7 mi
- Portland Arch: 24.2 mi
- Silver Cascade Falls: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 11.0 mi
- Mansfield Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Young Immigrant: 18.6 mi
- Tree Spring: 19.2 mi
- Spring Creek Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:25 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:41 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:45 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockville, 9 mi away.
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