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Flight 5191 Memorial

Flight 5191 Memorial from directly overhead

Flight 5191 Memorial is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Burdette Knob stands 336 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fragrance Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.01381, -84.50386

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pennyrile Prairie Region of KY Arboretum: 0.1 mi
  • Bluegrass Region of KY Arboretum: 0.1 mi
  • Appalachian Plateau Region: 0.2 mi
  • University of Kentucky Arboretum: 0.2 mi
  • Shawnee Hills of KY Arboretum: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
Artworks: 52
  • summer fun: 0.6 mi
  • Lil Duffer: 0.6 mi
  • young fisherman: 0.6 mi
  • three children dancing (name might be Hand Me Downs): 0.6 mi
  • old soldier: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Fragrance Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 0.0 mi
  • Home Demonstration Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Kentucky Children’s Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Ashland Terrace Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums: 23
Peaks: 23
  • Catnip Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Meridian Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Sugar Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Grizzard Hill: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 11
Springs: 9
  • Blue Hole: 3.2 mi
  • Boils: 3.2 mi
  • Preston Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Commonwealth Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Linsday Spring: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Silver Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Elk Lick Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Falls At Shaker Landing: 17.9 mi
  • Fulling Mill Falls: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 16.4 mi
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flight 5191 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burdette KnobSSW336 m24.0 mi
Rose HillESE311 m23.3 mi
Spring HillE294 m13.9 mi
The BackboneNW262 m23.4 mi
Eagle Nest HillESE260 m20.5 mi
Hickman HillNW251 m19.2 mi
The MoundW226 m21.6 mi
Fort HillNW174 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1620:2521:05
September equinox07:2619:0219:37
December solstice07:5116:4117:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846566573777669584638
Precip in3.43.64.54.45.45.05.13.73.43.73.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington Bluegrass AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5650098121

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