Wildcat
Wildcat is an artwork in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Pleasant Hill stands 330 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gardenstop, a artwork 0.2 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 0.5 mi off the Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- 0.8 mi off the Old Frankfort Pike, National
- 3.1 mi off the Shakertown Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Steps: 0.3 mi
- Lou Johnson Park: 0.5 mi
- Phoenix Park: 0.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.6 mi
- Courthouse Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Davis: 0.5 mi
- Lexington Police Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Lexington Fireman Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Zero Milestone Camel: 0.6 mi
- Smiley Pete: 0.6 mi
- Gardenstop: 0.2 mi
- James K. Patterson: 0.2 mi
- Scissors: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln: 0.5 mi
- Lex: 0.6 mi
- Ashland Terrace Garden: 0.8 mi
- Nelson Avenue Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Grace Garden: 1.1 mi
- Ohio Street/Kids Cafe Garden: 1.2 mi
- Smith Street Food Forest: 1.3 mi
- Kentucky Room: 0.5 mi
- Lexington History Museum: 0.6 mi
- William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology: 0.7 mi
- Lexington Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- Living Arts and Science Center: 1.0 mi
- Catnip Hill: 8.1 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 8.8 mi
- Sugar Hill: 8.8 mi
- Meridian Hill: 9.7 mi
- Grizzard Hill: 13.8 mi
- Mary Todd Lincoln House: 0.9 mi
- Ockerman Globe Monument: 1.3 mi
- LakeSide LIve Summer Music Festival: 3.3 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 3.3 mi
- Old Friends Thouroughbred Retirement Farm Tours: 11.0 mi
- Blue Hole: 1.9 mi
- Boils: 2.0 mi
- Preston Spring: 2.6 mi
- Commonwealth Spring: 3.4 mi
- Linsday Spring: 3.9 mi
- Firebrook Wetlands and Nature Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 12.0 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.0 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.1 mi
- Jim Beam Nature Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 11.4 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 11.9 mi
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 19.3 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 20.0 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 14.7 mi
- Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 14.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 18.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildcat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | E 100° | 330 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rose Hill | ESE 106° | 311 m | 23.6 mi |
| Five Forks Hill | ENE 75° | 307 m | 24.3 mi |
| Spring Hill | E 98° | 294 m | 13.9 mi |
| The Backbone | NW 308° | 262 m | 22.4 mi |
| Eagle Nest Hill | ESE 122° | 260 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hickman Hill | NW 304° | 251 m | 18.3 mi |
| The Mound | W 259° | 226 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/397730764
Day trips start here
- Lexington · 1 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 3 mi
- Nicholasville · 12 mi
- Midway · 13 mi
- Versailles · 13 mi
- Lawrenceburg · 21 mi
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