Ghost town · Kentucky
Dango
Dango is a ghost town in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Our Happy Place, a picnic site 0.8 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 7.4 miles off.
ghost town in Kentucky, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.36944, -84.11472
- 7.4 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Radio Tower Overlook · 16 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 16 mi
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Loam Hill: 3.5 mi
- McKee Ridge: 6.7 mi
- MT Fourtinaer: 7.8 mi
- Gran Edwards Hill: 8.5 mi
- Hoosier Knob: 8.8 mi
Parks: 28
- Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Bond Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- 89 Park: 7.7 mi
- Football Field: 8.4 mi
- Worthington Park: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Joe High Falls: 8.0 mi
- McCammon Falls: 9.4 mi
- Flat Lick Falls: 9.6 mi
- Anglin Falls: 10.5 mi
- Turkey Foot Loop Trail Falls: 12.7 mi
Natural arches: 8
- Shelf In Cave Arch: 2.4 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 2.5 mi
- Pretty House Arch: 13.7 mi
- Upper Main Dome: 14.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Arch: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
- Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory: 19.1 mi
- Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Dix River Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Daniel Boone's Trail: 7.6 mi
- Camp Wildcat Battle Monument: 8.6 mi
- Boone Gap: 15.5 mi
- Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard: 22.3 mi
- Helicopter: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Camp AJ: 10.0 mi
- Wildcat Off-road: 10.8 mi
- Treetop Adventure: 20.1 mi
- Short Creek: 23.1 mi
- Short Creek Cave: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Tip Jar: 10.7 mi
- Dropout Wall: 11.1 mi
- Meatball Boulders: 12.2 mi
- McCow Pausture: 14.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Blue Hole Spring: 7.8 mi
- Piped: 8.8 mi
- Climax Spring: 8.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 11.9 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 12.0 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Our Happy Place: 0.8 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 22.2 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Loam: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sustainable Berea: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Dango. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | NW 326° | 505 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cutoff Knob | SSE 156° | 502 m | 16.5 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SSE 160° | 489 m | 17.4 mi |
| Croley Mountain | N 352° | 484 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Knob | NNW 329° | 482 m | 13.3 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | SSE 156° | 473 m | 16.4 mi |
| Indian Fort Mountain | NNW 334° | 470 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cable Knob | W 262° | 465 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:42 | 17:23 |
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 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon, 12 mi away.
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