Chimney Rock Bluff
Chimney Rock Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 129 m. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the west-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bottom Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 129 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bottom Knob: 0.4 mi
- Mills Knob: 0.7 mi
- Tater Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fishtrap Hill: 1.3 mi
- Graveyard Knob: 1.3 mi
- Peter Cave Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Piney Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Brantley Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Tudor Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Popular Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Marion Crittenden County Park: 8.4 mi
- Westerfield Park: 8.7 mi
- Riverview Park: 11.3 mi
- Sturgis City Park: 12.3 mi
- "Sis" Baker Park: 13.9 mi
- Coal Miner Statue: 8.7 mi
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
- US Veterans Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 18.8 mi
- December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Panther Cascade: 16.0 mi
- Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 16.1 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 23.7 mi
- Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 9.3 mi
- Adsmore Museum: 18.6 mi
- Dawson Springs Museum & Art: 19.3 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 23.8 mi
- John Marshall House Museum: 24.8 mi
- Cave in Rock: 14.5 mi
- Picnic/Park: 18.8 mi
- Decker Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Chimney Rock Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill | WSW 243° | 254 m | 10.0 mi |
| Obie Mound | NW 310° | 226 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 225° | 214 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pickens Hill | WSW 250° | 212 m | 4.2 mi |
| Crider Hill | WNW 299° | 212 m | 5.1 mi |
| Felker Hill | SSW 202° | 212 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bob Lee Phillips Hill | NW 320° | 208 m | 5.1 mi |
| Coolers Knob | SSE 165° | 207 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358584936
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