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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
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 10
Nature reserves: 7
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 KnobNNE 13°197 m20.7 mi
Big Ditney HillN 1°193 m14.5 mi
Wilson HillN 2°190 m24.3 mi
Ringham HillN 9°186 m20.5 mi
Coal KnobsE 85°183 m16.5 mi
Grindstone HillSSE 164°182 m24.6 mi
Fisher KnobsENE 72°178 m16.2 mi
Steamport HillSSW 200°178 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 5080 °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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