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Moonshiner Arch

Moonshiner Arch, seen from above at true elevation

Moonshiner Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 339 m. State Rock stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is North Fork Cave Arch, a natural arch 0.1 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
339 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.82123, -83.57187

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches
  • North Fork Cave Arch: 0.1 mi
  • Trap Door Arch: 0.1 mi
  • Unicorn Arch: 0.3 mi
  • Osborne Bend Arch: 0.3 mi
  • West Of Copperas Pillar: 0.4 mi
Cliffs
  • Moonshiner’s Wall: 0.1 mi
  • Woody’s Wall: 0.4 mi
  • Doorish Wall: 0.4 mi
  • Eastern Sky Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Eagle Point Buttress: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Hens Nest Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Tower Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Chimney Top Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Cloud Splitter: 2.9 mi
  • Dunkan Branch Hill: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Olivia Addison Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Eagle Point Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Copperas Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Box Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Boundry Falls: 1.6 mi
Parks: 21
  • Downtown Park: 6.0 mi
  • Menifee County Park: 8.8 mi
  • Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 14.2 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 15.6 mi
  • Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 6.0 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 6.6 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 6.7 mi
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 7.1 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 8.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 6.0 mi
  • Morgan Co Historical Society: 18.4 mi
  • Three Forks Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Red River Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Breathitt County Museum: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Billy Branch Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Cottage Furnace: 19.2 mi
  • Bourbon Iron Works: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • West Liberty Dough Boy: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Moonshiner Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
State RockWSW 256°433 m15.1 mi
Tater KnobN 6°423 m16.2 mi
Raven RockWNW 284°421 m12.8 mi
South KnobNNW 334°419 m16.6 mi
Morris MountainWNW 289°414 m17.8 mi
Gate Post HillN 358°410 m12.9 mi
Pilot KnobE 101°403 m13.5 mi
Kaincaid MountainW 268°403 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:46
June solstice06:1320:2121:00
September equinox07:2318:5819:33
December solstice07:4716:3817:19

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, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11382170430

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