Casey Jones Marker
Casey Jones Marker is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Logan Hill stands 154 m to the southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Grove Park, a park 6.6 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 28.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
87 named places within 25 miles
- Oak Grove Park: 6.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 7.5 mi
- The Great Lawn: 8.3 mi
- 5th Street Park: 8.5 mi
- City Park: 8.6 mi
- Mill Ridge: 8.3 mi
- The Settlement: 8.3 mi
- S.T.E.M. Landing: 8.4 mi
- McDonald's Pumpkin Village: 8.4 mi
- Discovery Park of America: 8.4 mi
- European Garden: 8.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 8.3 mi
- American Garden: 8.4 mi
- Davy Crockett: 8.3 mi
- Ronald Reagan: 8.5 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 8.5 mi
- Prometheus: 8.5 mi
- Ann Rand: 8.5 mi
- Logan Hill: 9.9 mi
- Mathis Hill: 11.0 mi
- Wilson Hill: 11.8 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 15.0 mi
- Indian Mound: 16.0 mi
- Discovery Center: 8.4 mi
- Geodesic Dome: 8.4 mi
- Magnolia Place Liberty Hall: 8.5 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 8.8 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 15.1 mi
- Three States: 14.2 mi
- Belmont: 15.4 mi
- Crosno: 18.5 mi
- Fuget: 19.6 mi
- Central School Monument: 8.5 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Camp Bearregard Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Casey Jones Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Hill | SW 217° | 154 m | 9.9 mi |
| Fishgap Hill | WSW 251° | 154 m | 15.0 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 134° | 153 m | 24.5 mi |
| Wilson Hill | W 260° | 143 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mathis Hill | SW 233° | 119 m | 11.0 mi |
| Indian Mound | W 275° | 92 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union City, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12570674607
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