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The Narrows

The Narrows, seen from above at true elevation

The Narrows is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 174 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98424, -86.03719

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Otter Park: 3.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
  • Muldraugh Disc Golf Course: 5.0 mi
  • Kulmer Beach Reserve: 5.6 mi
  • Meade-Olin Park: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 43
Attractions: 38
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 22
  • West Point History Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Patton Museum Foundation: 7.0 mi
  • Harrison County Discovery Center: 16.4 mi
  • Little Loomhouse: 18.8 mi
  • Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 21.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of The Narrows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bee Knob HillSSW 202°306 m9.4 mi
Blueball HillS 181°304 m17.0 mi
Dawson KnobESE 108°295 m14.3 mi
Hayes HillNW 304°282 m10.5 mi
Buck KnobsSW 215°280 m5.5 mi
Hogback HillWSW 250°280 m14.2 mi
Indian HillSSE 161°275 m6.2 mi
Windell HillNW 321°272 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:56
June solstice06:2320:3121:11
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice07:5716:4717:29

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566572767568574537
Precip in4.03.54.95.46.04.54.93.63.83.93.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358668965

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