Cedar Sink
Cedar Sink is a cliff in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Engine No. 4, a attraction 3.8 miles away. Duncan Hines Scenic Road passes 0.7 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 3.1 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
- 8.2 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 228.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Furlong Cemetery · 3 mi
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 3 mi
- Sunset Point · 4 mi
- Dixon Cave · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brooks Knob: 4.0 mi
- Crumps Knob: 4.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.6 mi
- High Point: 6.1 mi
- Goblin Knob: 6.4 mi
- 70 Ballpark: 5.8 mi
- Ed Spear Park: 7.7 mi
- Nolin Lake State Park: 10.7 mi
- Roy Dickey Reynolds Park: 10.7 mi
- Anneta Community Park: 14.3 mi
- Railroad Engine No. 4: 3.8 mi
- Diamond Caverns: 5.6 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 7.1 mi
- Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 9.5 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 13.8 mi
- National Cave Museum and Library: 5.5 mi
- Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum: 10.7 mi
- Hidden River Cave & American Cave Museum: 13.8 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 15.8 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 7.0 mi
- Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument: 12.8 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 16.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 17.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 18.3 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 5.3 mi
- Stumps Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Marcum Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Drakes Creek: 19.9 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 21.8 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 21.8 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 3.9 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Happy Valley Memorial Gardnes: 15.3 mi
- Baker Arboretum: 22.8 mi
- Brass Dancer: 19.9 mi
- Tango Statue: 20.4 mi
- Chaumont: 5.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Cedar Sink. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | SW 236° | 521 m | 19.9 mi |
| Frenchman Knob | NE 47° | 353 m | 20.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | ESE 102° | 312 m | 21.9 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | ENE 60° | 309 m | 23.5 mi |
| Wootens Knob | E 81° | 305 m | 15.9 mi |
| Loves Knob | ESE 112° | 298 m | 22.7 mi |
| Prewitts Knob | ESE 105° | 297 m | 10.2 mi |
| Huckleberry Knob | E 93° | 295 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:30 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:51 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Cave, 1 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Mammoth Cave National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/1062472116
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 3 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 16 mi
- Bowling Green · 19 mi
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