Slate Point
Slate Point is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 223 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Monument, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 223 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Hill: 2.4 mi
- Round Top: 5.1 mi
- Lost Hill: 5.7 mi
- High Rock: 7.0 mi
- Lost Hill: 7.4 mi
- Hike the Buckeye Trail, treat yourself to the Edge: 10.1 mi
- 2018 Girl's Little League World Series Softball Champions: 18.5 mi
- Portsmouth Area Sports Figures: 18.5 mi
- Tour of the Scioto River Valley: 18.5 mi
- Portsmouth Area Labor Unions: 18.5 mi
- Veteran's memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Pinnacle Park: 6.9 mi
- Shawnee State Forest: 10.0 mi
- Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Union Monument: 0.9 mi
- Rome (Stout Post Office): 6.4 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Game Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Cedar Mills: 16.7 mi
- Brush Creek Iron Furnace: 16.7 mi
- E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Raven Rock: 15.7 mi
- John and Marion Becker Cedar Falls Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Bat Cave State Nature Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 11.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Old Homestead: 17.7 mi
- Shangra La Arch: 18.1 mi
- Old Homestead: 18.1 mi
- Lewis County Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Depot Museum: 1.1 mi
- Manchester Historical Society: 17.9 mi
- Candyland Children's Museum: 18.8 mi
- Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 19.2 mi
- Raven Rock: 15.9 mi
- Murphin Point: 22.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Slate Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Mountain | NW 325° | 389 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mist Mountain | NW 324° | 388 m | 12.0 mi |
| Peach Mountain | N 351° | 386 m | 21.1 mi |
| North Cedar Knob | NW 321° | 377 m | 10.8 mi |
| Blue Ridge Hill | SSW 195° | 374 m | 11.2 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | NW 324° | 373 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NNE 30° | 373 m | 13.7 mi |
| Big Brier Knob | WNW 292° | 371 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:34 | 17:16 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warnock 2, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358607816
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