- Elevation, modelled
- 156 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- Round Knob304 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road4.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:10local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2048, -85.7078
Tortoise Area is a attraction in Kentucky, at a modelled 156 m. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Penguin Cove, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road passes 4.2 miles off.
Greek and Star Tortoises
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Tortoise Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | NNW 339° | 304 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hickman Hill | WNW 282° | 302 m | 12.4 mi |
| Dawson Knob | SSW 192° | 295 m | 20.1 mi |
| Spickert Knob | NW 321° | 289 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cubby House Hill | NNW 329° | 273 m | 20.9 mi |
| Brooks Hill | S 190° | 269 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hounds Leap | NNW 329° | 264 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lost Knob | NW 317° | 263 m | 11.4 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the River Road
- 5.5 mi off the Indiana's Historic PathwaysNational
- 4.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 165.5 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crescent Hill: 3.5 mi
- Kenwood Hill: 4.9 mi
- Finley Hill: 6.2 mi
- Red Stone Hill: 6.4 mi
- Evergreen Hill: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 46
- Penguin Cove: 0.0 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 0.1 mi
- Warthog Area: 0.1 mi
- Rhinoceros Area: 0.1 mi
- Lynx Area: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 39
- John B. Castleman Monument: 2.1 mi
- Daniel Boone statue: 2.1 mi
- Muhammad Ali’s grave: 2.6 mi
- Jack Segell Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Col. Harland Sander’s grave: 2.9 mi
Museums: 26
- Colonel Sanders Museum: 0.8 mi
- J B Speed Art Museum: 3.0 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 3.5 mi
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: 3.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
- Fairmont Falls: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Springville: 15.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:45 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
Day trips start here
- Louisville · 4 mi
- Saint Matthews · 4 mi
- Jeffersonville · 6 mi
- Clarksville · 7 mi
- Jeffersontown · 7 mi
- New Albany · 8 mi
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