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Bristow, The soldier. Birthplace

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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. 116 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

Coordinates36.80376, -87.15577

116 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • 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
Historic sites: 25
Peaks: 17
  • 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
Museums: 9
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • KY Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
  • KY Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot RockNW 318°293 m10.8 mi
Pine KnobNW 309°262 m13.2 mi
Buzzard KnobE 87°256 m19.2 mi
Luckett KnobE 88°250 m13.9 mi
Keeling HillWNW 301°246 m6.8 mi
Rainbow Rock KnobE 86°242 m18.6 mi
Sugarloaf KnobE 81°232 m16.5 mi
Iron MountainNE 38°215 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3119:3320:12
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5815:5616:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947586775787771594638
Precip in3.74.14.55.05.54.64.63.73.74.03.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkton, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9423477697

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