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Katsina, the Sacred Dancer

Katsina, the Sacred Dancer from directly overhead

Katsina, the Sacred Dancer is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Burdette Knob stands 336 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lexington Women’s Recognition Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2018-05-13
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.00144, -84.54045
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wellington Park: 0.1 mi
  • Stonewall Park: 0.8 mi
  • Shillito Park: 0.9 mi
  • Hill N Dale Park: 1.0 mi
  • Southland Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 53
  • Untitled: 1.4 mi
  • old soldier: 1.9 mi
  • just like mom: 1.9 mi
  • summer fun: 1.9 mi
  • three children dancing (name might be Hand Me Downs): 1.9 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Lexington Women’s Recognition Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Home Demonstration Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 2.1 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums: 23
Peaks: 23
  • Catnip Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Meridian Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Sugar Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Crow Hill: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 12
Springs: 10
  • Boils: 3.7 mi
  • Blue Hole: 3.7 mi
  • Preston Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Linsday Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Commonwealth Spring: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Silver Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Elk Lick Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Falls At Shaker Landing: 16.0 mi
  • Fulling Mill Falls: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 17.1 mi
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burdette KnobSSW 195°336 m22.6 mi
Pleasant HillE 93°330 m24.1 mi
Spring HillE 88°294 m15.9 mi
The BackboneNW 316°262 m22.6 mi
Eagle Nest HillESE 113°260 m22.0 mi
Hickman HillNW 314°251 m18.3 mi
The MoundW 266°226 m19.5 mi
Fort HillNW 309°174 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:1720:2521:05
September equinox07:2719:0219:37
December solstice07:5116:4117:23

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8291652196

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