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Pine Knob Bluff

Pine Knob Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Knob Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 153 m. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the west, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Corley Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
153 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.31338, -87.97307
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Corley Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Riffle Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Paley Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Crayne Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Polk Hill: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 44
Parks: 31
  • Marion Crittenden County Park: 5.4 mi
  • "Sis" Baker Park: 8.5 mi
  • Paul F. Riley WOW Park: 8.8 mi
  • Buddy Rogers Park: 8.9 mi
  • Riverview Park: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 16.0 mi
  • Panther Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Panther Cascade: 18.1 mi
  • Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 18.3 mi
  • Ripple Canyon Falls: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
  • Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Adsmore Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Dawson Springs Museum & Art: 18.5 mi
  • Fluorspar Museum: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Cave in Rock: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic/Park: 15.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Decker Spring: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Pine Knob Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson HillW 270°254 m5.9 mi
Jackson KnobSW 233°248 m7.1 mi
Crayne KnobWSW 239°240 m6.8 mi
Nelson HillS 190°232 m8.4 mi
Cochran HillWSW 249°223 m6.7 mi
The KnobS 190°216 m9.0 mi
Pilot KnobWSW 253°214 m2.3 mi
Pickens HillNNW 342°212 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:16
September equinox06:4018:1618:51
December solstice07:0315:5816:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847576776797871594738
Precip in2.73.84.75.15.04.64.82.63.33.53.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358603049

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