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Confederate Monument of Bardstown

Confederate Monument of Bardstown from directly overhead

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

Coordinates37.82369, -85.46157

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 52
  • Bardstown Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • My Old Kentucky Home State Park: 1.7 mi
  • Dean Watts Park: 2.5 mi
  • Statues: 11.7 mi
  • New Haven Municipal Park: 13.7 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 6
  • My Old Kentucky Home: 1.2 mi
  • Bourbon Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
  • Willett Distillery: 2.6 mi
  • Jim Beam Distillery: 12.8 mi
  • Jim Beam Distillery: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Ten Deere: 10.9 mi
  • Saint Joseph Statue: 11.8 mi
  • The Boy Lincoln: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Evan Williams Distillerie: 2.1 mi
  • Distillerie Four Roses: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Redbud Shelter: 19.6 mi
  • The Woodland Pavillion: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bullitt County Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 19.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rohan KnobS 176°334 m9.5 mi
Bald KnobS 175°299 m14.1 mi
Watson KnobSSW 203°295 m9.7 mi
Flag KnobS 175°295 m13.9 mi
Dawson KnobWNW 291°295 m19.0 mi
Cambron KnobSSW 203°294 m10.3 mi
Forty-Acre KnobSSW 204°294 m10.8 mi
Vineyard KnobSSW 205°291 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1919:54
June solstice06:2120:2921:08
September equinox07:3019:0619:41
December solstice07:5516:4617:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947576673777569584738
Precip in3.73.94.94.75.54.94.53.63.93.73.74.5

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

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