Confederate Monument
Confederate Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the west, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Spero Kereiakes Park, a park 0.2 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
The Confederate Monument of Bowling Green, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is among the sixty-one monuments of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission, all of which became part of the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997. It is within Bowling Green's Fairview Cemetery, on the east side of the old/northern side of the cemetery.
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Wikidata Q5159712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 237.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 1.7 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 21.3 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Furlong Cemetery · 21 mi
- Doyel Valley Overlook · 22 mi
- Sunset Point · 22 mi
- Dixon Cave · 22 mi
113 named places within 25 miles
- Reservoir Hill: 0.9 mi
- The WKU Hilltop: 1.8 mi
- Briggs Hill: 5.8 mi
- Billy Goat Hill: 6.6 mi
- Snowbirds Point: 9.8 mi
- Spero Kereiakes Park: 0.2 mi
- Weldon Peete Park: 0.7 mi
- RiverWalk: 0.9 mi
- Reservoir Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Circus Square Park: 1.1 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 1.2 mi
- Kentucky Museum: 1.9 mi
- National Corvette Museum: 2.6 mi
- Riverview at Hobson Grove: 2.6 mi
- Aviation Heritage Park: 5.1 mi
- Blue Hole: 3.9 mi
- Butterfly House: 3.9 mi
- Blue Hole 2: 3.9 mi
- Blue Hole 3: 3.9 mi
- Lost River Cave Entrance: 4.0 mi
- Guthrie Tower: 2.2 mi
- "Sue Mundy's" Grave - Historical Marker: 20.3 mi
- Bell's Tavern: 21.5 mi
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 21.7 mi
- Stumps Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Marcum Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Cedar Sink: 18.3 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 23.2 mi
- Brass Dancer: 1.8 mi
- Tango Statue: 2.3 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 22.1 mi
- Brigadoon State Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Drakes Creek: 3.3 mi
- Baker Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Chaumont: 21.6 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The WKU Hilltop | W 261° | 521 m | 1.8 mi |
| Brushy Knob | ENE 70° | 287 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 77° | 285 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 230° | 282 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cox Knob | ENE 70° | 272 m | 23.3 mi |
| Shipley Knob | NNE 16° | 257 m | 16.6 mi |
| Crumps Knob | NE 40° | 256 m | 18.1 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | WSW 241° | 256 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowling Green Warren CO AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000665OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Monument of Bowling Green, reference 97000665, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4727225088
Day trips start here
- Bowling Green · 1 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 4 mi
- Auburn · 19 mi
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 20 mi
- Franklin · 21 mi
- Morgantown · 22 mi
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