Rocky Point
Rocky Point is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 382 m. Sand Knob stands 445 m to the northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandler Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 6.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 382 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 11.5 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 14.7 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chandler Knob: 0.7 mi
- May Knob: 0.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 0.9 mi
- Grape Knob: 1.2 mi
- Weatherford Knob: 1.5 mi
- Liberty City Green: 8.4 mi
- Ag Center Hiking Trails: 8.6 mi
- Hustonville City Park: 8.7 mi
- Gateway Park: 8.8 mi
- Perryville Battlefield State Park: 16.3 mi
- Perryville Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- Confederate Monument in Perryville: 16.5 mi
- Union Monument in Perryville: 16.5 mi
- Site of Historic Stanford Fort: 17.4 mi
- Captain Andrew Offutt Monument: 17.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.5 mi
- McKinney Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Buffalo Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Little Bottom Cliff: 22.2 mi
- 73rd 10-8-62: 13.7 mi
- Marion County Heritage Center: 17.9 mi
- McDowell House & Apothecary Shop Museum: 18.2 mi
- The Great American Dollhouse Museum: 18.2 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 17.3 mi
- Big Spring: 23.9 mi
- Smith Ridge Beach: 20.0 mi
- Green River Park Beach: 20.9 mi
- Marion County WMA and State Forest: 11.2 mi
- Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Rocky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Knob | NE 45° | 445 m | 8.1 mi |
| Turkeyfoot Knob | ENE 70° | 424 m | 4.7 mi |
| Elliott Knob | SSE 150° | 419 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gibson Knob | NE 48° | 415 m | 8.9 mi |
| Parksville Knob | NNE 23° | 415 m | 11.7 mi |
| Gordon Lick Knob | NE 53° | 412 m | 7.2 mi |
| Maxey Knob | ENE 63° | 408 m | 6.2 mi |
| Burnt Cabin Knob | NE 52° | 406 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:26 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:45 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradfordsville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358605358
Day trips start here
- Danville · 18 mi
- Harrodsburg · 24 mi
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