Daniel Boone's Trail
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
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Daniel Boone's Trail from North Carolina to Kentucky
How to reach it
- On the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Radio Tower Overlook · 18 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 18 mi
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rainbow Rock: 5.2 mi
- Shelf In Cave Arch: 5.2 mi
- Double Small Arches: 15.8 mi
- Upper Main Dome: 17.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Arch: 18.0 mi
- Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory: 16.8 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Dix River Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- 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
- Camp Wildcat Battle Monument: 3.0 mi
- Boone Gap: 16.2 mi
- Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard: 18.8 mi
- Helicopter: 18.9 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 8.1 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 8.3 mi
- McHargue's Mill: 17.9 mi
- Sander's Cafe and Museum: 24.9 mi
- Tip Jar: 18.2 mi
- Dropout Wall: 18.7 mi
- Meatball Boulders: 19.8 mi
- McCow Pausture: 22.4 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 2.5 mi
- Piped: 10.3 mi
- Climax Spring: 10.3 mi
- Our Happy Place: 7.0 mi
- Bald Rock Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 SB: 19.0 mi
- Truck scales and rest area - I75 NB: 19.5 mi
- Sustainable Berea: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Daniel Boone's Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | N 354° | 505 m | 16.1 mi |
| Cutoff Knob | SE 129° | 502 m | 16.7 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SE 134° | 489 m | 17.0 mi |
| Croley Mountain | NNE 14° | 484 m | 17.6 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | SE 129° | 473 m | 16.5 mi |
| Indian Fort Mountain | N 359° | 470 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cable Knob | W 281° | 465 m | 11.4 mi |
| Frazier Knob | SE 143° | 465 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:23 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Vernon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8356359348
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