Whites Branch Arch
Whites Branch Arch is a natural arch in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 375 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Twilight Arch, a natural arch 0.1 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 375 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Red River Gorge Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Zilpo Road
Overlooks nearby
- Natural Bridge · 2 mi
- Battleship Rock · 2 mi
- Star Gap Arch · 5 mi
- Arch of Triumph · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twilight Arch: 0.1 mi
- Fig Arch: 0.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Owl's window: 2.1 mi
- Henson Cave Arch: 2.2 mi
- Corner Pocket: 0.1 mi
- Pocket Wall: 0.3 mi
- Quarry Rock: 1.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 2.0 mi
- Emerald City: 2.1 mi
- Battleship Rock: 1.9 mi
- Slade Hill: 3.4 mi
- See Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Cow Creek Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Haystack Rock: 5.9 mi
- Nellie's Falls: 3.6 mi
- Upper Chimney Top Falls: 4.0 mi
- Hidden Arch Falls: 4.1 mi
- Cold Falls: 4.5 mi
- Silvermine Falls: 4.6 mi
- Pendergrass Murray Recreational Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 8.2 mi
- Downtown Park: 8.4 mi
- Bear Track Park: 9.6 mi
- Lions Club Park: 11.4 mi
- Balanced Rock: 1.9 mi
- Gorge Underground: 2.0 mi
- Wild Things! of Kentucky: 2.5 mi
- Southeast Mountain Guides: 3.1 mi
- Red River Gorge Zipline: 4.0 mi
- Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Hidden Valley Training Area: 18.2 mi
- Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 8.5 mi
- Three Forks Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Red River Museum: 14.1 mi
- Breathitt County Museum: 22.2 mi
- Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Wolfe County Vietnam War Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Cottage Furnace: 11.7 mi
- Junior Williamson Rest Area: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Whites Branch Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | W 278° | 450 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rotten Point | NW 312° | 434 m | 16.3 mi |
| State Rock | W 278° | 433 m | 7.7 mi |
| McKinney Mountain | W 271° | 432 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 278° | 430 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 280° | 429 m | 14.9 mi |
| Low Knob | W 269° | 425 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sparks Mountain | WSW 258° | 422 m | 12.6 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 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 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 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11381483947
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