Jonkan
Jonkan is a ghost town in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Skeet Rock Knob stands 909 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stratton Knob, a peak 4.3 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 6.2 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
ghost town in Pike County, Kentucky
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Grassy Overlook · 12 mi
- State Line Overlook · 12 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 12 mi
- Clinchfield Overlook · 12 mi
93 named places within 25 miles
- Stratton Knob: 4.3 mi
- Ripley Knob: 6.4 mi
- Town Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Hunt Knob: 7.1 mi
- Duty Knob: 7.6 mi
- Pike County Judcial Center Park: 7.2 mi
- Pikeville City Park: 7.2 mi
- Pikeville Pond Park: 7.2 mi
- Pikeville Overlook Park: 8.2 mi
- Bob Amos Park: 8.4 mi
- Pike County Hall of Justice: 7.1 mi
- Elkhorn City Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
- Matewan Depot: 17.1 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center: 21.0 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum: 21.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk of Honor: 17.6 mi
- Leonard Woods Lynched: 24.2 mi
- Pound Gap: 24.2 mi
- Wise County: 24.3 mi
- Crazy Eyes Elk: 10.3 mi
- Old Fashion Elk: 10.3 mi
- The Breaks: 12.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.0 mi
- Breaks Interstate Park: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jonkan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeet Rock Knob | S 178° | 909 m | 13.1 mi |
| Skegg Knob | S 169° | 827 m | 12.5 mi |
| Dicks Knob | ENE 68° | 758 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Doubles | SSW 208° | 757 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hylton Knob | E 99° | 748 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sheep Cliff | SSW 209° | 728 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rowe Mountain | ESE 120° | 702 m | 24.3 mi |
| High Knob | E 89° | 695 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:35 | 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 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breaks Interstate Park, 12 mi away.
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