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Creation of man

Creation of man from directly overhead

Creation of man is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Liberty Ridge stands 280 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall of man, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2017-08-17

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62171, -84.59100

100 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Webb Park: 1.6 mi
  • Piddle Park: 4.1 mi
  • Grant County Park: 10.5 mi
  • Pendleton County Athletic Park: 13.8 mi
  • Pendleton County Fairgrounds: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Fall of man: 0.0 mi
  • Punishment and promise: 0.0 mi
  • Cain murders Abel: 0.0 mi
  • Wickedness fills the earth: 0.0 mi
  • Noah and the ark: 0.0 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Liberty Ridge: 13.2 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Wade Hill: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Noah’s Village: 0.1 mi
  • Truth Traveler: 0.1 mi
  • Aerial adventure: 0.2 mi
  • Fossil Find: 0.2 mi
  • Fossil find: 0.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • The Ark: 0.1 mi
  • William Arnold Log House: 1.8 mi
  • Punkyville: 14.6 mi
  • Cynthiana Harrison County Museum: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Queue Line Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Rainbow Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • TMMK Garden: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Unbridled Spirit: 22.0 mi
  • The Maiden City: 22.5 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buffalo Springs: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty RidgeE 92°280 m13.2 mi
Pleasant HillNE 55°267 m18.5 mi
Indian Gap HillSSW 213°259 m23.9 mi
Pye HillNNE 14°256 m25.0 mi
Johnson HillWNW 301°224 m19.3 mi
Wade HillNW 314°218 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1519:50
June solstice06:1520:2721:07
September equinox07:2719:0219:37
December solstice07:5316:3917:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333846576673777670594737
Precip in3.13.34.34.14.95.03.83.83.53.03.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamstown, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9882240504

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