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Henson Cave Arch

Henson Cave Arch, seen from above at true elevation

Henson Cave Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 237 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Balanced Rock, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
237 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.77725, -83.67447

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Lovers Leap: 0.6 mi
  • Quarry Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Emerald City: 1.9 mi
  • Global Village: 2.0 mi
  • Corner Pocket: 2.1 mi
Peaks
  • Battleship Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Slade Hill: 2.3 mi
  • See Rocks: 3.9 mi
  • Raven Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Haystack Rock: 4.1 mi
Natural arches
  • Owl's window: 0.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • Whittleton Arch: 0.8 mi
  • Hidden Arch: 2.0 mi
  • Fort Ancient Helmet Arch: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Upper Chimney Top Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Arch Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Cold Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Silvermine Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Swirly Falls: 2.7 mi
Parks: 21
  • Downtown Park: 7.5 mi
  • Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 9.0 mi
  • Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 10.0 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 11.5 mi
  • Bear Track Park: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Balanced Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 1.3 mi
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 1.4 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 4.0 mi
  • Red River Gorge Zipline: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 6.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley Training Area: 18.7 mi
  • Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 24.4 mi
Museums: 5
  • Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 7.5 mi
  • Three Forks Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Red River Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Breathitt County Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Morgan Co Historical Society: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
  • Billy Branch Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Cottage Furnace: 13.2 mi
  • Bourbon Iron Works: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • West Liberty Dough Boy: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Henson Cave Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobW 271°450 m16.6 mi
Rotten PointWNW 304°434 m16.5 mi
State RockW 266°433 m9.1 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 303°433 m17.0 mi
McKinney MountainW 265°432 m16.4 mi
Buzzard RoostW 273°429 m16.2 mi
Low KnobW 263°425 m15.9 mi
Sparks MountainWSW 252°422 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1420:2121:01
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4716:3917:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566471757468574638
Precip in3.93.84.74.95.14.56.13.33.53.43.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11381483260

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