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The Pythia in Agate

The Pythia in Agate from directly overhead

The Pythia in Agate is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Pleasant Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Street Food Forest, a garden 0.1 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2021

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05693, -84.49692

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Back Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Coolavin Park: 0.2 mi
  • Alumni Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Gratz Park: 0.5 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 53
Museums: 23
Peaks: 23
  • Sugar Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Catnip Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Meridian Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Spring Hill: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 11
Springs: 9
  • Blue Hole: 1.8 mi
  • Boils: 1.9 mi
  • Commonwealth Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Preston Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Linsday Spring: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Silver Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Elk Lick Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Falls At Shaker Landing: 20.5 mi
  • Fulling Mill Falls: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 13.5 mi
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant HillESE 104°330 m22.3 mi
Rose HillESE 109°311 m23.8 mi
Five Forks HillENE 77°307 m23.8 mi
Spring HillESE 104°294 m13.9 mi
The BackboneNW 305°262 m21.9 mi
Eagle Nest HillSE 125°260 m21.7 mi
Hickman HillWNW 300°251 m17.8 mi
The MoundWSW 256°226 m22.5 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/9534720923

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