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Kentucky River Museum

Kentucky River Museum from directly overhead

Kentucky River Museum is an attraction in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Wolf Gap Mountain stands 458 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Boonesborough State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Boone Creek Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

About

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museum located in Boonesborough, Kentucky

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q6392348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates37.89506, -84.26488

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Boonesborough State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Billy Bush Riverside Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kelley's Landing: 4.3 mi
  • White Hall State Historic Site: 6.4 mi
  • Winchester Traveling Trail: 7.1 mi
Peaks
  • Eagle Nest Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Spring Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Grizzard Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Shallow Ford Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Whitlock Hill: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Fort Boonesborough: 0.3 mi
  • Mill: 2.4 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 7.0 mi
  • Evans Grist Mill: 7.1 mi
  • Moore Grave: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Daniel Boone Statue: 10.8 mi
  • Painted horse: 15.7 mi
  • Lexington Grove: 15.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 15.9 mi
  • The Winner's Circle: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Carloftis Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Kentucky Children’s Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 15.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 15.4 mi
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 8
Springs: 6
  • Kettle Springs: 5.4 mi
  • Blue Hole: 18.2 mi
  • Boils: 18.2 mi
  • Preston Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Commonwealth Spring: 19.2 mi
Natural arches: 4
  • Lily Mountain Arch: 20.0 mi
  • Robe Mountain Arch: 22.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen Arch: 23.0 mi
  • Upper Main Dome: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Elk Lick Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Silver Falls: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Kentucky River Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf Gap MountainSSE 159°458 m20.8 mi
Grassy KnobESE 116°450 m17.5 mi
Zion MountainSSE 150°448 m21.5 mi
Joe Lick KnobS 174°443 m20.0 mi
Rotten PointE 87°434 m18.5 mi
Pilot KnobE 86°433 m18.0 mi
McKinney MountainESE 121°432 m18.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 117°430 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:49
June solstice06:1620:2421:03
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5016:4117:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556572777569574637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastern Kentucky Univ, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2939054204

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