Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral
Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Rohan Knob stands 334 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History/Bardstown Historical Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway runs past it.
The story
catholic church
Dates from 1823.
Wikidata Q2887011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- On the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 20.3 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Trail · 16 mi
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Federal Hill: 0.8 mi
- Ritchie Knob: 4.3 mi
- Germantown Hill: 4.9 mi
- Rhodes Knob: 5.2 mi
- Nall Hill: 5.9 mi
- Bardstown Community Park: 1.0 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park: 1.1 mi
- Dean Watts Park: 3.1 mi
- Statues: 10.6 mi
- New Haven Municipal Park: 12.7 mi
- Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History/Bardstown Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Women's Civil War Museum: 0.4 mi
- Bardstown Civil War Museum: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Center: 10.9 mi
- Kentucky Railway Museum: 12.5 mi
- Confederate Monument of Bardstown: 1.0 mi
- Sympson Lake: 2.1 mi
- Iwo Jima memorial: 18.0 mi
- Vietnam War memorial: 18.0 mi
- Captain Andrew Offutt Monument: 20.6 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home: 0.8 mi
- Bourbon Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
- Willett Distillery: 1.8 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 12.9 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 13.0 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 12.9 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 24.1 mi
- Horine Reservation: 24.4 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 1.3 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 9.9 mi
- Sinking Spring: 24.2 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 10.8 mi
- Ten Deere: 11.9 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 22.0 mi
- Potlick Point: 15.8 mi
- Snyder Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.2 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 20.3 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 20.4 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 20.4 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Knob | S 172° | 334 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 172° | 299 m | 13.3 mi |
| Watson Knob | SSW 202° | 295 m | 8.7 mi |
| Flag Knob | S 172° | 295 m | 13.1 mi |
| Dawson Knob | WNW 294° | 295 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cambron Knob | SSW 202° | 294 m | 9.3 mi |
| Forty-Acre Knob | SSW 203° | 294 m | 9.8 mi |
| Vineyard Knob | SSW 204° | 291 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:19 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:29 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:46 | 17:27 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardstown 5E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/62045235
Day trips start here
- Bardstown · 1 mi
- Mount Washington · 17 mi
- Shepherdsville · 18 mi
- Jeffersontown · 28 mi
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