Cliff · Kentucky
Barnes Bluff
Barnes Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 159 m. Buie Knob stands 242 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 159 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.15644, -87.76390
- 18.7 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Woodlands Trace, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Orange Hill: 2.3 mi
- Carter Hill: 2.9 mi
- Flat Knob: 3.8 mi
- Coats Hill: 4.0 mi
- Purdy Hill: 4.3 mi
Parks: 41
- Riverside Park: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 4.0 mi
- Dawson Springs City Park: 4.4 mi
- Tradewater Park: 4.9 mi
- Princeton City Park: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Hunter Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Paddy Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Davis Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
- December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 7.3 mi
- US Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Coal Miner Statue: 16.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Dawson Springs Museum & Art: 4.0 mi
- Adsmore Museum: 7.2 mi
- Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic/Park: 7.3 mi
- Boarding House Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Hematite Lake Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
- Center Furnace Trail: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Barnes Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buie Knob | SSE 160° | 242 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 193° | 233 m | 6.0 mi |
| Nelson Hill | W 281° | 232 m | 13.2 mi |
| Flat Knob | SE 143° | 223 m | 3.8 mi |
| The Knob | W 279° | 216 m | 13.3 mi |
| Felker Hill | WNW 303° | 212 m | 14.0 mi |
| Carner Hill | W 271° | 211 m | 7.8 mi |
| Moore Hill | WNW 293° | 211 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:57 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeton 1 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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