Short Creek Arch
Short Creek Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Rotten Point stands 434 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackburn Rock, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 317 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Haystack Rock · 3 mi
- Star Gap Arch · 4 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 4 mi
- Gray's Arch · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackburn Rock: 1.2 mi
- Bee Branch Rock: 1.4 mi
- Asylum Wall: 2.1 mi
- Pistol Ridge: 2.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.0 mi
- Camp Branch Twin: 1.6 mi
- Danger Arch: 1.7 mi
- Camp Branch Arch: 1.9 mi
- Powder Mill Arch: 2.0 mi
- Wolf Pen Arch: 2.0 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 3.0 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 3.2 mi
- Haystack Rock: 3.5 mi
- Raven Rock: 4.0 mi
- Raven Rock: 4.3 mi
- Bell Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Chimney Top Falls: 7.4 mi
- Hidden Arch Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cold Falls: 7.6 mi
- Upper Laural Branch Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lions Club Park: 7.1 mi
- Menifee County Park: 8.3 mi
- Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 12.0 mi
- Downtown Park: 13.4 mi
- Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 6.0 mi
- Red River Appalachian Zip Line Tours: 6.8 mi
- Balanced Rock: 7.2 mi
- Gorge Underground: 8.4 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 11.1 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 14.4 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Billy Branch Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Boat Gunnel Group Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Red River Museum: 10.9 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 13.4 mi
- Three Forks Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 13.2 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Bourbon Iron Works: 16.8 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Jewell Lane Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Short Creek Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Point | WNW 283° | 434 m | 11.4 mi |
| State Rock | SW 222° | 433 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 283° | 433 m | 12.0 mi |
| Raven Rock | W 265° | 421 m | 4.3 mi |
| South Knob | N 4° | 419 m | 11.4 mi |
| Grape Knob | WNW 286° | 415 m | 12.2 mi |
| Morris Mountain | WNW 285° | 414 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gate Post Hill | NE 39° | 410 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:39 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11381483959
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