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Twigg Rest Park

Twigg Rest Park from directly overhead

Twigg Rest Park is a rest area in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Bald Hill stands 262 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Herb Garden, a garden 0.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Indiana Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48606, -87.30311

Overlooks nearby

139 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • National Road Heritage Trail: 0.9 mi
  • Hawthorn Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wildwood Camp: 1.8 mi
  • Lost Creek Community Grove: 2.3 mi
  • Little Creek Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Depth of Field: 1.1 mi
  • Chemistry Honor Society Certificate: 1.1 mi
  • Golden Key Honor Society Certificate: 1.1 mi
  • Pictures of Past Rose-Hulman Presidents: 1.1 mi
  • Leave Your Mark (2013): 1.2 mi
Peaks: 14
Museums: 9
Gardens: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Freedom Shrine: 1.1 mi
  • Finish Line: 2.9 mi
  • Woodlawn Monument Sight: 6.0 mi
  • Craig Park Military Plaza: 8.8 mi
  • Claude Matthews Medallion: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Haley Tower: 5.0 mi
  • Watermark Landing: 6.5 mi
  • Log Cabin Chapel: 8.6 mi
  • Bridgeton Mill: 13.1 mi
  • Mansfield Roller Mill: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillENE 62°262 m21.0 mi
Hurricane HillESE 115°242 m23.3 mi
Satan HillESE 117°227 m21.9 mi
Sand HillE 100°207 m18.8 mi
Yaw HillS 188°205 m11.9 mi
Vinegar HillE 100°205 m14.9 mi
Sanford HillSSW 198°204 m10.4 mi
Keiser HillE 98°201 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:01
June solstice06:2320:4021:21
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0716:4717:29

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293343546473757467554334
Precip in2.62.02.94.74.74.64.33.02.93.43.12.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terre Haute Hulman Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/823263237

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