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Bradley Rocks

Bradley Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Bradley Rocks is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 396 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottage Furnace, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
396 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.75901, -83.90095

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • State Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Sparks Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Low Knob: 3.5 mi
  • Kaincaid Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • McKinney Mountain: 3.9 mi
Cliffs
  • McKinney Cliff: 9.6 mi
  • The Dark Side: 10.5 mi
  • The Bright Side: 10.6 mi
  • Solar Collector: 10.6 mi
  • Gold Coast: 10.8 mi
Natural arches
  • Golden Cathedral Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Slade Twin Arches: 9.8 mi
  • Reptile Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Sand Gap Arch: 9.9 mi
  • Inspiration Arch: 10.4 mi
Parks: 44
  • Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center: 3.5 mi
  • Camp Burnamwood: 4.5 mi
  • Rising Park: 5.5 mi
  • Charles Vanhuss Park: 5.9 mi
  • Ravenna Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Flat Hollow Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Upper Chimney Top Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Nellie's Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hidden Arch Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Cold Falls: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Wild Things! of Kentucky: 11.5 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Gorge Underground: 12.9 mi
  • Southeast Mountain Guides: 13.3 mi
  • Red River Gorge Zipline: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 6
  • Hidden Valley Training Area: 10.2 mi
  • Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
  • Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
  • Graining Fork Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
  • Cliffview Recreational Preserve: 13.8 mi
Museums: 4
  • Red River Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Three Forks Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Wolfe County Cooperative Extension Service: 19.4 mi
  • Bluegrass Heritage Museum: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rock Bridge Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Daniel Boone Statue: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Carloftis Garden: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Bradley Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobWNW 291°450 m4.5 mi
Peter MountainSW 218°442 m9.8 mi
Preacher Estes MountainSW 219°438 m11.6 mi
Rotten PointN 353°434 m10.5 mi
State RockENE 78°433 m3.4 mi
Pilot KnobN 350°433 m10.7 mi
McKinney MountainW 267°432 m3.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 291°430 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:48
June solstice06:1520:2221:02
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4816:4017:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556371747368564537
Precip in3.63.75.04.65.85.15.84.24.23.63.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanton 2W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358620410

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