Whiterock Cliff
Whiterock Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 137 m. Pilot Rock stands 293 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Twigs, a historic site 1.7 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 137 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
85 named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 4.1 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 5.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Tooley Hill: 6.8 mi
- Simmons Knob: 8.4 mi
- Lewisburg Park: 6.5 mi
- I AM Center: 6.7 mi
- Clifty Park: 7.1 mi
- Sharon Grove Park: 9.5 mi
- John Prine Memorial Park: 13.6 mi
- Big Twigs: 1.7 mi
- Confederate Monument: 16.5 mi
- Everly Brothers Monument: 17.4 mi
- Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace: 18.3 mi
- Jefferson Davis Monument: 20.4 mi
- SEEK Museum: 16.8 mi
- Jefferson Davis Museum: 20.4 mi
- Auburn Museum: 22.2 mi
- Green River Museum: 24.2 mi
- Stony Point: 10.1 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whiterock Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | WSW 237° | 293 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pine Knob | WSW 242° | 262 m | 19.0 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | SE 141° | 256 m | 20.4 mi |
| Luckett Knob | SSE 156° | 250 m | 18.1 mi |
| Peach Orchard Knob | E 92° | 247 m | 18.6 mi |
| Keeling Hill | SW 222° | 246 m | 18.4 mi |
| Big Clifty | E 81° | 245 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rainbow Rock Knob | SE 143° | 242 m | 20.0 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 | 19:33 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358609735
Day trips start here
- Russellville · 17 mi
- Auburn · 22 mi
- Morgantown · 22 mi
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