Confederate Monument
Confederate Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. High Knob stands 279 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Morganfield Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Holeman Hill: 6.4 mi
- Grundy Hill: 7.7 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 7.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 7.9 mi
- Springer Hill: 8.1 mi
- Morganfield Park: 0.8 mi
- Uniontown City Park: 5.6 mi
- Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
- Sturgis City Park: 9.8 mi
- Gun Club Park: 16.4 mi
- Battery Rock: 13.7 mi
- Cedar Point: 15.1 mi
- Duncan Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Cain Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Popular Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Panther Cascade: 14.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 14.5 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 19.4 mi
- Wild Turkey Cock: 20.8 mi
- Bent Twig: 23.2 mi
- Tequila Sunrise: 23.3 mi
- From Our Past Toward Our Future: 23.3 mi
- Screaming Eagle: 23.4 mi
- Camp Breckinridge Museum and Art Center: 1.8 mi
- Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel: 20.9 mi
- Coal Miner Statue: 21.6 mi
- Anthony "Tony" Russ: 23.0 mi
- Joseph E. O'Daniel: 23.3 mi
- Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- Audubon Mill Park: 20.8 mi
- John James Audubon Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 24.9 mi
- John Marshall House Museum: 11.8 mi
- Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 20.6 mi
- Olde Towne Hall Village History: 23.4 mi
- Lakeview: 19.6 mi
- High Knob: 23.0 mi
- Negro Spring: 20.5 mi
- Decker Spring: 23.1 mi
- Cave in Rock: 19.9 mi
- Alien Arch: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | WSW 255° | 279 m | 23.0 mi |
| Obie Mound | SSW 207° | 226 m | 16.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | W 272° | 214 m | 16.0 mi |
| Crider Hill | SSW 193° | 212 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pickens Hill | S 190° | 212 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bob Lee Phillips Hill | S 190° | 208 m | 17.5 mi |
| Schoolhouse Knob | S 186° | 205 m | 21.9 mi |
| Peter Stevens Hill | SSW 195° | 201 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JT Myers Locks & DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000666OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Monument of Morganfield, reference 97000666, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4720181784
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