Great Mound
Great Mound is an archaeological site in Madison, Indiana. Great Mound is situated nearby to the archaeological site Earthwork B, as well as near Fiddleback Enclosure.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mounds State Park and Anderson Municipal Airport.
Mounds State Park
Park
Photo: Lgideon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mounds State Park is a state park near Anderson, Indiana featuring Native American heritage, and ten ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture indigenous peoples of eastern North America, and also used centuries later by Hopewell culture inhabitants.
Anderson Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Anderson Regional Airport is a public use airport three miles east of Anderson in Madison County, Indiana. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chesterfield and Anderson.
Chesterfield
Village
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Chesterfield is a town in the U.S. state of Indiana which lies in Union Township, Madison County, and Salem Township, Delaware County. The population was 2,490 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. Chesterfield is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Mound.
Anderson
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Anderson is a small city in the Nine-County Region of Indiana, home to a nice downtown and the impressive Paramount Theatre. The city was named after Chief William "Adam" Anderson who was part Delaware Indian, and platted around 1827.
North Anderson
Hamlet
North Anderson is a populated place in Anderson Township in Madison County Indiana… North Anderson is situated 4 miles northwest of Great Mound.
Great Mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Earthwork A”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Madison, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.09438° or 40° 5′ 40″ northLongitude
-85.62252° or 85° 37′ 21″ westOpen location code
86GP39VG+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4747379474OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Earthwork B and Fiddleback Enclosure.
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