Marcum Bluff
Marcum Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 204 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Flippo Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 227 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 204 m
How to reach it
- 226.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 26.4 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Point · 27 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 27 mi
- Dixon Cave · 27 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 27 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Flippo Hill: 1.8 mi
- Little Barn Knob: 2.0 mi
- Big Clifty: 3.0 mi
- Sallys Rock: 3.0 mi
- Snowbirds Point: 3.5 mi
- Hobson Grove Park: 10.5 mi
- James Hines Park: 11.0 mi
- Lampkin Park: 11.3 mi
- Preston S Miller Park: 11.7 mi
- Pedigo Park: 11.7 mi
- Green River Museum: 4.6 mi
- Downing Museum: 10.1 mi
- Riverview at Hobson Grove: 10.7 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 12.1 mi
- Kentucky Museum: 12.2 mi
- Lost River Cave Entrance: 13.6 mi
- Lost River Cave: 13.7 mi
- Blue Hole 3: 13.8 mi
- Butterfly House: 13.9 mi
- Blue Hole 2: 14.0 mi
- Stumps Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Buzzards Roost Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Cedar Sink: 24.0 mi
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 8.5 mi
- Guthrie Tower: 12.4 mi
- Confederate Monument: 13.3 mi
- Brass Dancer: 12.3 mi
- Tango Statue: 12.4 mi
- Baker Arboretum: 10.1 mi
- Drakes Creek: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marcum Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | SE 142° | 521 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 105° | 285 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 193° | 282 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hoover Hill | NNE 31° | 264 m | 22.5 mi |
| Shipley Knob | ENE 65° | 257 m | 15.3 mi |
| Crumps Knob | ENE 78° | 256 m | 21.3 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | SSW 210° | 256 m | 24.6 mi |
| Brooks Knob | ENE 78° | 254 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowling Green Warren CO AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358597325
Day trips start here
- Morgantown · 8 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 11 mi
- Bowling Green · 12 mi
- Auburn · 19 mi
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 25 mi
- Russellville · 26 mi
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