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Confederate Monument

Confederate Monument from directly overhead

Confederate Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Buie Knob stands 242 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is West Cadiz Park, a park 0.4 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

The Confederate Monument, in Cadiz, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. A marble memorial to the Confederate veterans of Trigg County, it was erected in 1913 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The monument is located off Main Street and is about 10 feet (3.0 m) tall. It has four Doric columns with a limestone cube in between. The cube was once a fountain. It was located on a lawn in front of a historic courthouse, but the courthouse was demolished in 2008 and replaced by a new justice center in 2009.

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Dates from 1903.

Wikidata Q5159713, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.86219, -87.83714

Overlooks nearby

131 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • West Cadiz Park: 0.4 mi
  • McIntosh Orchard Park: 1.7 mi
  • Prizer Point Public Use Area: 8.9 mi
  • Calhoun Hill Public Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Taylor Bay Backcountry Area: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 43
  • Buffalo Knob: 8.8 mi
  • Bald Knob: 11.0 mi
  • Buie Knob: 11.0 mi
  • Gordon Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Dunning Hill: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 8
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
Springs: 2
  • Garnett Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Model Spring aka Great Western Spring: 17.1 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buie KnobNE 56°242 m11.0 mi
Bald KnobN 10°233 m14.8 mi
Nelson HillNNW 339°232 m24.5 mi
Flat KnobNNE 20°223 m18.5 mi
Buffalo KnobENE 63°217 m8.8 mi
The KnobNNW 338°216 m24.1 mi
Carner HillN 350°211 m20.8 mi
Dunning HillNNE 18°209 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:03
June solstice05:3319:3620:15
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0115:5916:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364048586776797871604839
Precip in3.44.14.84.85.44.34.94.33.53.83.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopkinsville, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000667OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Monument of Cadiz, reference 97000667, listed 07/17/97.

OpenStreetMap element node/4713566315

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