Captain Andrew Offutt Monument
Captain Andrew Offutt Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Parksville Knob stands 415 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Colgans Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
The Captain Andrew Offutt Monument in Ryder Cemetery in eastern Lebanon, Kentucky, off US-68, is a monument on the National Register of Historic Places. It honors Captain Andrew Offutt (November 9, 1837 – October 7, 1921) who served as a Union officer in the 5th Kentucky Cavalry during the American Civil War, participating in General William Tecumseh Sherman's March. It is speculated that he must have seen his actions during the war as his greatest life's act, as he lived for 56 years after the war, yet his family chose to depict him in his Union Army uniform. The monument features a marble statue of Captain Andrew Offutt atop a granite base. Offutt is seen in Union officer uniform, wearing a kepi hat and tunic length coat, with a sword extending downward. On both sides of Offutt's grave are two other veterans of the War, one of whom was a Confederate who rode with John Hunt Morgan, Doctor W. W. Cleaver. On July 17, 1997, the Captain Andrew Offutt Monument was one of sixty different monuments related to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission. It is one of the few monuments dedicated for a Union soldier/unit. In fact, except for the Union Monument in Vanceburg, it is the only one to express strong sentiment for the Union cause, and this was only reflected by the monument mentioning Offutt's actions with General William T. Sherman.
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Wikidata Q5036544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 17.5 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Trail · 22 mi
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colgans Hill: 0.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.8 mi
- Putnam Knob: 5.9 mi
- Round Knob: 7.1 mi
- Paine Knob: 7.1 mi
- Marion County Fairgrounds and RV Park: 0.7 mi
- Graham Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Raywick Park: 10.5 mi
- Miller Park Gazebo: 15.9 mi
- Miller Park: 16.0 mi
- Marion County Heritage Center: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Center: 10.6 mi
- 73rd 10-8-62: 15.8 mi
- Kentucky Railway Museum: 20.1 mi
- Bardstown Civil War Museum: 20.4 mi
- Union Monument in Perryville: 16.4 mi
- Confederate Monument in Perryville: 16.4 mi
- Perryville Historical Marker: 16.7 mi
- Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral: 20.6 mi
- Confederate Monument of Bardstown: 21.1 mi
- Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 0.5 mi
- Willett Distillery: 19.0 mi
- Bourbon Heritage Center: 19.5 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home: 19.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.0 mi
- Rocky Point: 17.5 mi
- Buffalo Cliff: 23.4 mi
- Little Bottom Cliff: 24.2 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 17.0 mi
- Ten Deere: 25.0 mi
- Smith Ridge Beach: 19.6 mi
- Green River Park Beach: 19.9 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Captain Andrew Offutt Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parksville Knob | E 86° | 415 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SE 126° | 404 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mitchellsburg Knob | E 86° | 397 m | 16.1 mi |
| Button Knob | SE 133° | 396 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sherman Knob | E 101° | 384 m | 16.0 mi |
| Putnam Knob | ESE 103° | 379 m | 5.9 mi |
| Seths Knob | SE 134° | 378 m | 15.3 mi |
| Earls Knob | ESE 112° | 377 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:19 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:27 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradfordsville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000680OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Offutt, Capt. Andrew, Monument, reference 97000680, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4715518800
Day trips start here
- Bardstown · 21 mi
- Harrodsburg · 25 mi
- Danville · 26 mi
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