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bicentennial / centennial

bicentennial / centennial from directly overhead

bicentennial / centennial is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Parksville Knob stands 415 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilmore Rail-Side Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Shakertown Road passes 1.4 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
BICENTENNIAL / 1776 - 1976 / CENTENNIAL / WILMORE KENTUCKY / 1876 - 1976 / HOME OF / ASBURY COLLEGE 1890 / ASBURY SEMINARY 1923
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Coordinates37.85919, -84.66012

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wilmore Mini Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Semicircle: 0.3 mi
  • Outdoor Classroom: 0.3 mi
  • Braden Park: 0.3 mi
  • Reasoner Green: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • Wesley monument: 0.2 mi
  • Confederate Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Jessamine County Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Fort Jackson: 5.4 mi
  • Graveyard #1 Monument: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 43
Peaks: 34
  • Meridian Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Boones Knob: 6.7 mi
  • Catnip Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Crow Hill: 11.2 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 21
  • Lexington Women’s Recognition Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Home Demonstration Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 13.6 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 10
Springs: 9
  • Big Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Preston Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Boils: 15.2 mi
  • Blue Hole: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Falls At Shaker Landing: 4.4 mi
  • Fulling Mill Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Silver Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Elk Lick Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Parksville KnobSW 214°415 m22.3 mi
Catholic KnobSSW 207°405 m24.2 mi
Persimmon KnobSSW 208°402 m21.0 mi
Berger KnobSSW 207°397 m23.6 mi
Mitchellsburg KnobSW 220°397 m24.3 mi
Button Lick KnobSSE 156°397 m24.8 mi
Pittman HillSW 222°376 m24.5 mi
Pine KnobSSW 206°365 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:51
June solstice06:1720:2621:05
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:5116:4217:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363948586674777569594637
Precip in3.13.54.14.44.94.74.73.23.43.33.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DIX DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5213335627

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