Stony Point
Stony Point is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 137 m. Pilot Rock stands 293 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 137 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
- Buck Knob: 1.2 mi
- Tooley Hill: 5.1 mi
- Cherry Hill: 7.7 mi
- Airdrie Hill: 9.1 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 9.5 mi
- Ray Jones Family Athletic Complex: 5.4 mi
- John Prine Memorial Park: 11.3 mi
- Clifty Park: 13.5 mi
- White Plains Children's Park: 15.3 mi
- City Park: 15.6 mi
- Everly Brothers Monument: 7.5 mi
- Big Twigs: 8.5 mi
- fort hartford reconstruction: 23.1 mi
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 23.3 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Hawkers Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Harris-Dickerson Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- West Kentucky ATV Recreational Area: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stony Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | SSW 209° | 293 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pine Knob | SW 216° | 262 m | 22.5 mi |
| Peach Orchard Knob | ESE 114° | 247 m | 24.4 mi |
| Keeling Hill | SSW 201° | 246 m | 24.6 mi |
| Ragland Hill | ESE 110° | 233 m | 22.5 mi |
| Tooley Hill | SSW 196° | 215 m | 5.1 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SE 140° | 215 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tan Knob | SE 133° | 214 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:34 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Ferry, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358608437
Day trips start here
- Morgantown · 23 mi
- Russellville · 27 mi
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