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Wild Turkey Cock

Wild Turkey Cock from directly overhead

Wild Turkey Cock is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Big Ditney Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Audubon Mill Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Sculpture based on artwork by John James Audubon

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83982, -87.59378

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Doc Hosbach Tennis Complex: 0.1 mi
  • Central Park: 0.1 mi
  • Redbanks Riverfront Water Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Perch Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Mound H: 9.9 mi
  • Mound F: 10.0 mi
  • Mound C: 10.2 mi
  • Mound A: 10.3 mi
  • Mound E: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Four Freedom's Monument: 8.9 mi
  • USS LST-325: 9.2 mi
  • Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Ditney HillNNE 31°193 m23.7 mi
Steamport HillSSE 165°178 m16.8 mi
Bald KnobS 179°168 m17.9 mi
Russell HillESE 120°166 m24.7 mi
Oglesby HillESE 120°166 m24.9 mi
Dithey HillESE 119°164 m23.7 mi
Beal HillS 178°162 m17.9 mi
Holeman HillSW 223°161 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:02
June solstice05:2919:3720:17
September equinox06:3918:1418:49
December solstice07:0315:5416:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746586675777669584637
Precip in3.63.14.85.15.03.74.13.23.53.54.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson State Police, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6967166311

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