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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. 32 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: 45
  • 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: 41
Peaks: 32
  • 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: 20
  • 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
  • Kentucky Children’s Garden: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 9
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Preston Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Boils: 15.2 mi
  • Blue Hole: 15.2 mi
  • Linsday Spring: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
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: 1
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 KnobSW415 m22.3 mi
Catholic KnobSSW405 m24.2 mi
Persimmon KnobSSW402 m21.0 mi
Berger KnobSSW397 m23.6 mi
Mitchellsburg KnobSW397 m24.3 mi
Button Lick KnobSSE397 m24.8 mi
Pittman HillSW376 m24.5 mi
Pine KnobSSW365 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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