Portal 31
Portal 31 is an attraction in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 533 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Portal 31 Mine Tour, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Pine Mountain Road passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mine in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49441364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 533 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 4.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 11.8 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- Twin Cliffs Overlook · 19 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.5 mi
- The Doubles: 4.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 5.7 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Coal Miners Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Kingdom Come State Park: 4.0 mi
- Island Park: 8.7 mi
- Train: 0.1 mi
- Train: 0.1 mi
- Portal 30: 0.1 mi
- NARROW: 15.3 mi
- Thunder Zipline: 15.5 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 3.8 mi
- Francis Gary Powers: 11.6 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 14.8 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 19.4 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 20.2 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 0.0 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 1.9 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 10.4 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 10.4 mi
- June Tolliver House: 10.5 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 19.7 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.8 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 11.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 16.4 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 19.7 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 19.4 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 19.8 mi
- Howard Cliff: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Portal 31. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | ESE 108° | 1,288 m | 16.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,259 m | 3.8 mi |
| The Doubles | SSE 151° | 1,247 m | 4.6 mi |
| Eagle Knob | ESE 106° | 1,196 m | 17.9 mi |
| Camp Rock | ESE 109° | 1,188 m | 17.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,130 m | 16.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSE 163° | 1,123 m | 5.7 mi |
| MCD 173 | SW 232° | 1,096 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skyline 1 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/368383666
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