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Scuffletown

Scuffletown from directly overhead

Scuffletown is a ghost town in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Dyson Knob stands 197 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Newburgh Locks & Dam River Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Henderson County, Kentucky

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92278, -87.37222

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Newburgh Locks & Dam River Park: 0.7 mi
  • Indian Hill Overlook Park: 0.8 mi
  • Old Locks & Dam Park: 2.0 mi
  • God’s Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Lou Dennis Community Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Mound B: 4.6 mi
  • Mound A: 4.7 mi
  • Mound C: 4.9 mi
  • Mound E: 4.9 mi
  • Mound F: 4.9 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 10
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Four Freedom's Monument: 11.4 mi
  • USS LST-325: 11.9 mi
  • Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 13.5 mi
  • Colonel Jones Home: 22.3 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scuffletown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dyson KnobNNE197 m20.7 mi
Big Ditney HillN193 m14.5 mi
Wilson HillN190 m24.3 mi
Ringham HillN186 m20.5 mi
Coal KnobsE183 m16.5 mi
Grindstone HillSSE182 m24.6 mi
Fisher KnobsENE178 m16.2 mi
Steamport HillSSW178 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2719:02
June solstice05:2819:3720:16
September equinox06:3818:1318:48
December solstice07:0215:5316:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576775797771594637
Precip in3.53.54.65.05.03.84.03.23.63.14.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newburgh L&D, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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