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Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument

Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument, a historic site in Kentucky
Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument, a historic site in KentuckyJacob singleton21 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle for the Bridge Preserve, a park 0.4 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 9.5 miles off.

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The Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument, located in Hart County, Kentucky, is a monument related to the American Civil War, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in the memory of Colonel Robert A. Smith and the members of the 10th Mississippi Infantry Regiment who died in the service of the Confederate States of America on September 14, 1862, at the Battle of Munfordville.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1885.

Wikidata Q979915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates37.25754, -85.89565

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Summer Seat Knob: 1.3 mi
  • Town Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Dawson Knob: 2.3 mi
  • Peach Tree Knob: 2.7 mi
  • Bald Knob: 4.4 mi
Parks: 29
  • Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Battle for the Bridge Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Thelma Stovall Park: 0.9 mi
  • Thelma Stovall Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kentucky Stonehenge: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Hidden River Cave: 5.4 mi
  • Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 9.3 mi
  • Onyx Cave & Rock Shop: 9.6 mi
  • Railroad Engine No. 4: 12.3 mi
  • Diamond Caverns: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Round Stone Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Blue Hole Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Sinking Spring: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 2.2 mi
  • Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Brush Creek Church Falls: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Boy Lincoln: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frenchman KnobN 10°353 m6.8 mi
Maxey KnobE 86°327 m10.6 mi
Grindstone KnobNE 52°324 m8.6 mi
Knox KnobENE 58°318 m9.0 mi
Buck KnobSSE 149°312 m14.1 mi
Pilot KnobESE 121°312 m15.2 mi
Three Kiln KnobNE 54°309 m7.6 mi
Wootens KnobSSE 163°305 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2118:56
June solstice05:2419:2920:08
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:5515:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644546472767468564437
Precip in4.04.55.14.95.74.84.33.33.63.63.75.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millerstown 4E, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000693OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Smith, Col. Robert A., Monument, reference 97000693, listed 07/17/97.

OpenStreetMap element node/4723932300

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