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Friendship

Friendship from directly overhead

Friendship is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Pleasant Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Todd Lincoln House, a attraction 0.2 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2021

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05270, -84.50076

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Gatton Park on the Town Branch: 0.3 mi
  • Back Circle: 0.3 mi
  • Gratz Park: 0.3 mi
  • Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 53
Museums: 23
Peaks: 23
  • Sugar Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Catnip Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Meridian Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Spring Hill: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Springs: 9
  • Blue Hole: 1.6 mi
  • Boils: 1.7 mi
  • Preston Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Commonwealth Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Linsday Spring: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Silver Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Elk Lick Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Falls At Shaker Landing: 20.1 mi
  • Fulling Mill Falls: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 13.8 mi
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Friendship. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant HillESE 103°330 m22.4 mi
Rose HillESE 108°311 m23.9 mi
Five Forks HillENE 77°307 m24.1 mi
Spring HillESE 102°294 m14.0 mi
The BackboneNW 306°262 m21.9 mi
Eagle Nest HillESE 124°260 m21.7 mi
Hickman HillWNW 301°251 m17.8 mi
The MoundWSW 257°226 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1620:2521:05
September equinox07:2619:0219:37
December solstice07:5116:4117:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846566573777669584638
Precip in3.43.64.54.45.45.05.13.73.43.73.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9534720925

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