Confederate Monument of Bardstown
Confederate Monument of Bardstown is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Rohan Knob stands 334 m to the south, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bardstown Community Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
The Confederate Monument of Bardstown, in Bardstown, Kentucky was erected in 1903 in the Bardstown St. Joseph's Cemetery to honor the sacrifice of 67 Confederate States Army soldiers, who died during the American Civil War.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1903.
Wikidata Q5159711, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 1.0 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 20.8 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Trail · 18 mi
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Federal Hill: 1.3 mi
- Germantown Hill: 4.8 mi
- Ritchie Knob: 5.3 mi
- Rhodes Knob: 6.2 mi
- Nall Hill: 6.4 mi
- Bardstown Community Park: 0.4 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park: 1.7 mi
- Dean Watts Park: 2.5 mi
- New Haven Municipal Park: 13.7 mi
- Lebanon Junction Memorial Park: 14.8 mi
- Women's Civil War Museum: 0.8 mi
- Bardstown Civil War Museum: 0.9 mi
- Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History/Bardstown Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Heritage Center: 11.6 mi
- James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 12.8 mi
- Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral: 1.0 mi
- Sympson Lake: 2.7 mi
- Iwo Jima memorial: 17.3 mi
- Vietnam War memorial: 17.3 mi
- Ben Stout House: 21.0 mi
- My Old Kentucky Home: 1.2 mi
- Bourbon Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
- Willett Distillery: 2.6 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 12.8 mi
- Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 21.1 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 12.9 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 23.8 mi
- Horine Reservation: 24.1 mi
- Ten Deere: 10.9 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 11.8 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 23.0 mi
- Snyder Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Potlick Point: 16.4 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.3 mi
- Evan Williams Distillerie: 2.1 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 9.6 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 19.6 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 19.7 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 19.7 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Confederate Monument of Bardstown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Knob | S 176° | 334 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 175° | 299 m | 14.1 mi |
| Watson Knob | SSW 203° | 295 m | 9.7 mi |
| Flag Knob | S 175° | 295 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dawson Knob | WNW 291° | 295 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cambron Knob | SSW 203° | 294 m | 10.3 mi |
| Forty-Acre Knob | SSW 204° | 294 m | 10.8 mi |
| Vineyard Knob | SSW 205° | 291 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:19 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:29 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:46 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardstown 5E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000674OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Confederate Monument of Bardstown, reference 97000674, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4719982112
Day trips start here
- Bardstown · 1 mi
- Mount Washington · 16 mi
- Shepherdsville · 18 mi
- Jeffersontown · 27 mi
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