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Daniel Boone's Trail

Daniel Boone's Trail from directly overhead

Daniel Boone's Trail is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hole Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway runs past it.

What the record says

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Daniel Boone's Trail from North Carolina to Kentucky

How to reach it

Coordinates37.30389, -84.22662

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Wildcat Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Hoosier Knob: 3.5 mi
  • MT Fourtinaer: 3.5 mi
  • Loam Hill: 9.2 mi
  • McCall Knob: 9.4 mi
Parks: 29
  • Wildcat Offroad: 5.3 mi
  • Mt, Vernon school Park: 7.3 mi
  • Mt. Vernon Park: 7.4 mi
  • Pittsburgh Community Park: 11.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
Natural arches: 16
  • Rainbow Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Shelf In Cave Arch: 5.2 mi
  • Double Small Arches: 15.8 mi
  • Double Small Arches: 15.8 mi
  • Upper Main Dome: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Joe High Falls: 3.7 mi
  • 80 Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Pine Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Anglin Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Flat Lick Falls: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Wildcat Off-road: 6.1 mi
  • Short Creek: 15.5 mi
  • Short Creek Cave: 15.5 mi
  • Camp AJ: 17.4 mi
  • Treetop Adventure: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Tip Jar: 18.2 mi
  • Dropout Wall: 18.7 mi
  • Meatball Boulders: 19.8 mi
  • McCow Pausture: 22.4 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Our Happy Place: 7.0 mi
  • Bald Rock Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 19.0 mi
  • Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sustainable Berea: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Daniel Boone's Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainN 354°505 m16.1 mi
Cutoff KnobSE 129°502 m16.7 mi
Laurel HillSE 134°489 m17.0 mi
Croley MountainNNE 14°484 m17.6 mi
Pinnacle KnobN 358°482 m15.9 mi
Raccoon MountainSE 129°473 m16.5 mi
Indian Fort MountainN 359°470 m17.9 mi
Cable KnobW 281°465 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:1720:2321:01
September equinox07:2519:0119:36
December solstice07:4816:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333745556472757468574638
Precip in4.24.04.94.84.94.84.63.63.53.63.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8356359348

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