Ghost town · Kentucky
Stop
Stop is a ghost town in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Sewell Mountain stands 532 m to the southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Magallon Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 2.7 miles off.
ghost town in Wayne County, Kentucky
How to reach it
Coordinates36.81220, -84.98220
- 2.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 14.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Magallon Mountain: 1.9 mi
- McClown Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Thurston Knob: 3.0 mi
- Haw Knob: 3.4 mi
- Kutz Mountain: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 41
- Pine Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Scotts Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Bens Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Mill Point: 9.3 mi
Parks: 29
- Monticello Wayne County Park: 7.7 mi
- Fall Creek Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
- Mountain View Park: 10.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- The Park at Jamestown Square: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 17
- Old KY-90 Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Wisdom Marina: 17.2 mi
- Wolf River Marina: 17.7 mi
- Hollow Rock: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Wayne County Doughboy: 7.5 mi
- Jamestown Memorial Circle: 12.7 mi
- Tommy Jones Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 18.3 mi
- General Felix K. Zollicoffer Monument: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Handcock Falls: 3.9 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Little Lily Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lily Bend Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lower Lily Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
Natural arches: 6
- Buffalo Arch: 18.8 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 18.9 mi
- Etta's Arch: 21.9 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 22.3 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 22.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 18.7 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 19.9 mi
- Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center and Museum: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 9.9 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 20.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Mill Spring: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- American Flag Mural: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Olympus: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Stop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewell Mountain | SW 227° | 532 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cherry Gap Mountain | SSE 151° | 530 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bald Rock | S 182° | 527 m | 13.4 mi |
| Guffey Mountain | SSE 163° | 525 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kennedy Mountain | SSW 192° | 525 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bridgeman Mountain | SSE 159° | 522 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | S 180° | 513 m | 9.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 179° | 512 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 3 NE, 9 mi away.
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