Minnow Beach
Minnow Beach is a beach in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Bear Wallow Mountain stands 655 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is CPL Reading Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 7.3 miles off.
Favored local spot for catching minnows for use as bait fish.
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunch Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Gillam Knob: 6.9 mi
- King Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.1 mi
- Gillam Hill: 7.3 mi
- St. John's Park: 0.2 mi
- McBurney Manor Park: 0.3 mi
- Trolley Park: 0.3 mi
- Colonel Sanders Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Corbin Skate Park: 0.4 mi
- Bee Creek Road Falls: 11.1 mi
- Bark Camp Branch Falls: 11.3 mi
- Bark Camp Falls: 11.3 mi
- Vanhook Falls: 11.4 mi
- Grandaddy Waterfalls: 11.7 mi
- Grove Arch: 6.7 mi
- Auger Springs Arch: 7.1 mi
- Whippersnapper Arch: 8.1 mi
- Whippoorwill Arch: 8.2 mi
- Crown Of The Worm Arch: 10.2 mi
- Treetop Adventure: 9.4 mi
- Wildcat Off-road: 19.3 mi
- Short Creek: 23.1 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 23.1 mi
- Beast Mode: 23.4 mi
- Corbin Historic Train Restoration: 0.3 mi
- Once site of the Collier Hill Inn: 5.1 mi
- Six Gun City: 16.1 mi
- Camp Wildcat Battle Monument: 22.4 mi
- Sander's Cafe and Museum: 0.5 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 9.3 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 15.2 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 6.2 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 6.6 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 23.3 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 20.6 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 0.2 mi
- Colonel Sanders: 0.4 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Minnow Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Wallow Mountain | SSE 164° | 655 m | 21.2 mi |
| Jellico Mountain | SSW 199° | 648 m | 19.1 mi |
| Vanderpool Mountain | SSE 168° | 636 m | 21.5 mi |
| Powers Mountain | S 175° | 599 m | 19.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSE 156° | 599 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bon Jellico Mountain | SSW 203° | 597 m | 17.9 mi |
| Halifax Mountain | SSW 204° | 587 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lawson Mountain | SSE 155° | 585 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:21 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:43 | 17:24 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — London Corbin AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/479620628
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