Big Boy
Big Boy is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- fiberglass
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 4.1 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Park: 1.7 mi
- Iris Road Park: 1.8 mi
- Bill Cappel Sports Complex: 1.8 mi
- Rittes Corner: 1.9 mi
- Beechwood Swim Club: 1.9 mi
- Big Boy: 1.9 mi
- Box sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Kentucky Natural History: 3.9 mi
- The London Police: 3.9 mi
- Roebling Murals: 4.1 mi
- American football ball: 2.4 mi
- BB Riverboats: 4.5 mi
- Carol Ann’s Carousel: 4.5 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.5 mi
- Main Street Fountain: 4.5 mi
- Batthery Bates: 2.8 mi
- Veteran’s Monument: 2.9 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Monument: 3.0 mi
- Northern Kentucky 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Kenton County Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Model Native Garden: 5.3 mi
- Pleasant Street North Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Kay’s Garden: 5.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.7 mi
- Over-The-Rhine People’s Garden: 5.7 mi
- Vent Haven Museum: 1.7 mi
- Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati: 1.7 mi
- Behringer-Crawford Museum at Devou: 3.3 mi
- Ludlow Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame: 4.4 mi
- Imago: 5.3 mi
- Wolsing Trails & Wetlands: 5.6 mi
- Theresa Street Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Glenway Woods: 6.1 mi
- California Woods Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Orchard Hill: 0.5 mi
- Johns Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Echo: 4.6 mi
- Pye Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mount Adams: 5.5 mi
- Lower Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 9.0 mi
- Area 23: 9.1 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 9.1 mi
- Area 26: 9.2 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 18.4 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 18.5 mi
- Simpkinsville: 22.6 mi
- Butterworth: 23.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Boy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 349° | 319 m | 17.1 mi |
| Harrison Hill | NW 310° | 284 m | 22.6 mi |
| Harrison Hill | NW 312° | 279 m | 22.6 mi |
| Whites Hill | NW 310° | 273 m | 24.6 mi |
| Orchard Hill | N 6° | 268 m | 0.5 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SE 146° | 267 m | 21.7 mi |
| Galley Hill | ENE 66° | 265 m | 19.7 mi |
| Jackson Ridge | WNW 302° | 259 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:37 | 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 | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati/northern Kentucky I, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7106248855
Day trips start here
- Fort Wright · 1 mi
- Covington · 3 mi
- Newport · 4 mi
- Cincinnati · 5 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 5 mi
- Fort Thomas · 5 mi
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