Smith Ridge Beach
Smith Ridge Beach is a beach in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Turkeyfoot Knob stands 424 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor County Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 3.7 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 4.5 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Trail · 29 mi
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 30 mi
85 named places within 25 miles
- Dug Hill: 0.8 mi
- Green River Hill: 4.8 mi
- Shingle Knob: 12.1 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 12.5 mi
- Turkey Knob: 12.5 mi
- Taylor County Park: 0.6 mi
- Green River Lake State Park: 2.9 mi
- Miller Park Gazebo: 5.5 mi
- Miller Park: 5.5 mi
- Miller Park Walking Track: 5.7 mi
- Buffalo Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Little Bottom Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 20.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.8 mi
- Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument: 5.3 mi
- Captain Andrew Offutt Monument: 19.6 mi
- Tommy Jones Memorial: 24.3 mi
- Jamestown Memorial Circle: 24.7 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 18.5 mi
- Upper Lily Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Lower Lily Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- Little Lily Creek Falls: 25.0 mi
- Green River Park Beach: 0.9 mi
- Greensburg Heritage Garden: 11.8 mi
- Marion County Heritage Center: 19.3 mi
- Marion County WMA and State Forest: 19.4 mi
- American Flag Mural: 19.7 mi
- Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith Ridge Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkeyfoot Knob | ENE 62° | 424 m | 24.7 mi |
| Elliott Knob | E 92° | 419 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | ENE 61° | 404 m | 19.2 mi |
| Button Knob | ENE 59° | 396 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sherman Knob | NE 48° | 384 m | 24.7 mi |
| Putnam Knob | NNE 25° | 379 m | 20.0 mi |
| Seths Knob | ENE 57° | 378 m | 16.3 mi |
| Earls Knob | NE 46° | 377 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:19 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:27 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensburg, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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