Onyx Cave & Rock Shop
Onyx Cave & Rock Shop is an attraction in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway runs past it.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Cordell Hull Highway
- 6.2 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 8.2 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 231.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 6 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 7 mi
- Dixon Cave · 8 mi
- Sunset Point · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Huckleberry Knob: 0.4 mi
- Prewitts Knob: 1.8 mi
- Brushy Knob: 2.5 mi
- Barrett Knob: 3.0 mi
- Cox Knob: 3.0 mi
- Roy Dickey Reynolds Park: 1.3 mi
- Beaver Trail Park: 7.8 mi
- American Legion Park: 9.3 mi
- Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Cave Museum and Library: 4.7 mi
- Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum: 5.1 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 23.5 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 4.9 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 5.0 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 9.6 mi
- Confederate Monument: 10.5 mi
- Last Recorded Indian Raid: 11.8 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 3.8 mi
- Diamond Caverns: 4.6 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 5.1 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 7.2 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 9.0 mi
- Cedar Sink: 9.5 mi
- Bell Cliff: 18.1 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 7.4 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 19.5 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 19.6 mi
- Chaumont: 4.7 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 8.6 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Onyx Cave & Rock Shop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | NNE 21° | 353 m | 16.2 mi |
| Maxey Knob | ENE 60° | 327 m | 17.8 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NE 40° | 324 m | 17.8 mi |
| Knox Knob | NE 44° | 318 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | ESE 107° | 312 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 89° | 312 m | 17.7 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | NE 40° | 309 m | 16.8 mi |
| Wootens Knob | ENE 62° | 305 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:50 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Cave, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 10 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 25 mi
- Bowling Green · 27 mi
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