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George Rodgers Clark Statue

George Rodgers Clark Statue from directly overhead

George Rodgers Clark Statue is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Millstone Bluff stands 221 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Massac, a attraction 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 242 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1907

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.14229, -88.71247

Overlooks nearby

141 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • Wilcox Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.5 mi
  • Washington Park: 1.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 1.5 mi
  • Metropolis Sportspark: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Round Knob: 5.7 mi
  • Kincaid Mounds: 12.8 mi
  • Stafford Bluff: 13.7 mi
  • Blue Knob: 15.7 mi
  • Deputy Hill: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 7
  • Superman Museum & Gift Shop: 1.3 mi
  • The National Quilt Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Market House Museum: 7.5 mi
  • River Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Hotel Metropolitan: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Dixon Springs Waterfall: 17.0 mi
  • Avery Hollow South Falls: 19.1 mi
  • N37 24.465 W88 35.372: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Wacinton: 5.9 mi
  • Yeiser Art Gallery: 7.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Clay Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Dixon Springs: 17.1 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Pot Hole Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Slough Arch: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Goose Bay: 18.8 mi
  • Pine Point: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Whitehaven Welcome Center: 7.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Millstone BluffN 3°221 m22.6 mi
Jameison HillENE 71°184 m18.2 mi
Dyer HillENE 73°183 m19.2 mi
Randle HillENE 70°180 m16.9 mi
Gravel HillE 87°180 m20.3 mi
Lewis HillENE 75°176 m17.2 mi
Bald KnobE 86°175 m20.4 mi
Rauchfuss HillNE 38°171 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847586775787770594738
Precip in3.73.84.65.14.84.73.92.93.54.14.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookport DAM 52, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1933939380

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