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Emerald City

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Elevation, modelled
351 m
Tallest summit within 18.3 miles
Grassy Knob450 m · 17.3 mi
Nearest byway
Red River Gorge Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
21:01local time
Coordinates
37.7520, -83.6630
Emerald City, seen from above at true elevation

Emerald City is a cliff in Kentucky, at a modelled 351 m. Grassy Knob stands 450 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Global Village, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Red River Gorge Scenic Byway runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Emerald City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobW 277°450 m17.3 mi
Rotten PointNW 307°434 m18.0 mi
State RockW 277°433 m9.7 mi
McKinney MountainW 271°432 m16.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 278°430 m17.9 mi
Buzzard RoostW 279°429 m17.0 mi
Low KnobW 269°425 m16.4 mi
Sparks MountainW 260°422 m14.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:47
June solstice06:1420:2121:01
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4716:3917:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746566471757468574638
Precip in3.93.84.74.95.14.56.13.33.53.43.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beattyville 4N, 9 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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