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First Boy Scout Troop

First Boy Scout Troop from directly overhead

First Boy Scout Troop is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Big Knob stands 433 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cole Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

park in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America

Wikidata Q49489309, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Before Boy Scouts of America was organized, 1910, a troop of 15 had been formed here, spring of 1908, by Mrs. Myra Greeno Bass. Using the official handbook of English scouting, she guided them hiking and camping, like scouting today. Known as Eagle Troop,

How to reach it

Coordinates36.98939, -84.60016

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bunker Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Possum Knob: 2.5 mi
  • Jones Knob: 3.0 mi
  • Thunder Struck Knob: 3.3 mi
  • Potato Knob: 3.7 mi
Parks: 39
Cliffs: 29
Waterfalls: 28
  • Meadow Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Pole Bridge Branch Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Dutch Branch Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Yahoo Falls: 15.7 mi
Natural arches: 23
  • Chimney Arch: 10.9 mi
  • Natural Arch: 11.1 mi
  • Nathan McClure Arch: 13.7 mi
  • Nathan McClure Arch 2: 13.9 mi
  • Yahoo Arch: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Downtown Somerset Welcome: 7.1 mi
  • Tank: 7.3 mi
  • Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • Beast Mode: 13.2 mi
  • The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
Springs: 2
  • Mill Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Koger Spring: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
  • Ping-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bald Rock Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of First Boy Scout Troop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNNE 19°433 m11.0 mi
Sugar Hill KnobNNE 15°428 m10.1 mi
Buzzard KnobN 11°427 m11.6 mi
Clebitt HillWSW 236°424 m11.3 mi
Meace KnobN 9°414 m10.2 mi
Cox KnobNNE 13°413 m11.3 mi
Barn HillSW 229°411 m4.9 mi
Holtzclaw KnobN 355°410 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2020:2321:02
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4916:4517:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149596774787770594841
Precip in4.33.95.14.95.25.05.33.93.73.23.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerset 2 N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10152405671

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