- Elevation, modelled
- 288 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pleasant Hill330 m · 22.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- US 68 Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:05local time
- Coordinates
- 38.0490, -84.5001
New Moon is a artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled 288 m. Pleasant Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. US 68 Scenic Byway runs past it. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Moon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | ESE 102° | 330 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rose Hill | ESE 108° | 311 m | 23.8 mi |
| Five Forks Hill | ENE 76° | 307 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spring Hill | ESE 101° | 294 m | 13.9 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 306° | 262 m | 22.1 mi |
| Eagle Nest Hill | ESE 123° | 260 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hickman Hill | WNW 302° | 251 m | 18.0 mi |
| The Mound | WSW 258° | 226 m | 22.2 mi |
- On the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 0.3 mi off the Old Frankfort PikeNational
- 0.3 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Shakertown Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Triangle Park: 0.0 mi
- Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park: 0.1 mi
- Courthouse Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Phoenix Park: 0.3 mi
- Gratz Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Zero Milestone Camel: 0.3 mi
- Jefferson Davis: 0.3 mi
- Smiley Pete: 0.3 mi
- Lexington Fireman Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Lexington Police Memorial: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 53
- Moonshine: 0.1 mi
- Nightwatchers: 0.2 mi
- Friendship: 0.3 mi
- The Mother of Us All: 0.3 mi
- Lex: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 27
- Smith Street Food Forest: 0.6 mi
- Whitney Avenue Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Grace Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ohio Street/Kids Cafe Garden: 0.9 mi
- GTP Forest Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums: 23
- Lexington Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Lexington History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Kentucky Room: 0.3 mi
- Living Arts and Science Center: 0.6 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 23
- Sugar Hill: 8.6 mi
- Catnip Hill: 8.7 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 9.1 mi
- Meridian Hill: 10.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 11
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 0.2 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 0.7 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 3.9 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 4.0 mi
- Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours: 10.4 mi
Springs: 9
- Blue Hole: 1.7 mi
- Boils: 1.7 mi
- Preston Spring: 2.4 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 2.8 mi
- Linsday Spring: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 12.5 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.7 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.8 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Silver Falls: 12.0 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 12.4 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 19.9 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
- Chimney Rock: 18.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:41 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Lexington · 1 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 3 mi
- Midway · 12 mi
- Nicholasville · 12 mi
- Versailles · 13 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 22 mi
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