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Silver Wishbone

Silver Wishbone from directly overhead

Silver Wishbone is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is J B Speed Art Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 3.0 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates38.21742, -85.76149

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 53
Attractions: 47
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Silver Wishbone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobNNW 346°304 m21.6 mi
Hickman HillW 280°302 m9.3 mi
Dawson KnobS 184°295 m20.5 mi
Spickert KnobNNW 331°289 m9.7 mi
Daisy HillNNW 335°282 m21.5 mi
Williams KnobNNW 338°282 m21.6 mi
Cubby House HillNNW 335°273 m18.8 mi
Brooks HillS 174°269 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2019:55
June solstice06:2120:3121:10
September equinox07:3119:0719:42
December solstice07:5716:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048596876807972604940
Precip in3.43.44.64.85.24.34.13.73.73.73.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7546754175

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