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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 National Road Heritage Trail, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48606, -87.30311

Overlooks nearby

134 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • 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
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
Gardens: 6
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: 1
  • 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 HillENE262 m21.0 mi
Hurricane HillESE242 m23.3 mi
Satan HillESE227 m21.9 mi
Sand HillE207 m18.8 mi
Yaw HillS205 m11.9 mi
Vinegar HillE205 m14.9 mi
Sanford HillSSW204 m10.4 mi
Keiser HillE201 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 50–80 °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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