Bell Cliff
Bell Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bells Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 17.7 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 15 mi
- Overlook Trail · 21 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 22 mi
- Dixon Cave · 22 mi
124 named places within 25 miles
- Bells Knob: 0.7 mi
- Knox Knob: 0.9 mi
- Grindstone Knob: 2.1 mi
- Three Kiln Knob: 2.3 mi
- Maxey Knob: 4.1 mi
- Thelma Stovall Park: 8.6 mi
- Thelma Stovall Park: 8.6 mi
- Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Kentucky Stonehenge: 9.0 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 9.3 mi
- Last Recorded Indian Raid: 9.4 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 13.2 mi
- Memorial Building: 14.9 mi
- Tank: 16.8 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 13.0 mi
- Site of the Boundary Oak: 14.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 14.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 18.1 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum: 13.0 mi
- Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum: 17.7 mi
- The Lincoln Museum: 17.8 mi
- National Cave Museum and Library: 22.3 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 13.1 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 13.1 mi
- Sinking Spring: 14.8 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Greensburg Heritage Garden: 13.9 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 23.0 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 7.0 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 17.8 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 21.2 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 21.6 mi
- Chaumont: 22.0 mi
- Green River Park Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bell Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | WNW 290° | 353 m | 7.6 mi |
| Maxey Knob | SSE 147° | 327 m | 4.1 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | NW 308° | 324 m | 2.1 mi |
| Knox Knob | NW 314° | 318 m | 0.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 159° | 312 m | 12.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 184° | 312 m | 16.2 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | W 279° | 309 m | 2.3 mi |
| Wootens Knob | SW 217° | 305 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
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 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358581200
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 24 mi
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