Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace
Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Pilot Rock stands 293 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Todd County Park, a park 0.1 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace. Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832–1896)
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
114 named places within 25 miles
- Todd County Park: 0.1 mi
- Sharon Grove Park: 8.8 mi
- I AM Center: 11.9 mi
- Legion Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
- Jefferson Davis Monument: 8.4 mi
- Jefferson Davis State Historic Site: 8.4 mi
- Confederate Monument: 15.1 mi
- Peacekeeper: 17.6 mi
- Operation Desert Storm: 18.0 mi
- Keeling Hill: 6.8 mi
- Pilot Rock: 10.8 mi
- Pine Knob: 13.2 mi
- Luckett Knob: 13.9 mi
- Poe Hill: 14.7 mi
- Jefferson Davis Museum: 8.4 mi
- Guthrie Transportation Museum: 10.8 mi
- SEEK Museum: 15.1 mi
- Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum: 20.1 mi
- Wickham Hall Pratt Museum: 20.1 mi
- SRU Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
- SRU Garden: 20.3 mi
- APSU Botanical Garden: 21.6 mi
- Remember My Name: 22.3 mi
- Historic Bell Witch Cave: 15.7 mi
- Excape Games: 20.5 mi
- Smith-Trahern Mansion: 21.9 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.5 mi
- King and Queens Bluff: 22.9 mi
- KY Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
- Green Man: 21.7 mi
- Window to the World: 22.1 mi
- APSU Farm & Environmental Education Center: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Rock | NW 318° | 293 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | NW 309° | 262 m | 13.2 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | E 87° | 256 m | 19.2 mi |
| Luckett Knob | E 88° | 250 m | 13.9 mi |
| Keeling Hill | WNW 301° | 246 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rainbow Rock Knob | E 86° | 242 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | E 81° | 232 m | 16.5 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 38° | 215 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:33 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9423477697
Day trips start here
- Russellville · 15 mi
- Auburn · 25 mi
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