Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site
Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Duffield, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1861
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the River Road
- 20.9 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 28.5 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Kulmer Beach Reserve: 1.0 mi
- Muldraugh Disc Golf Course: 5.2 mi
- Medora Park: 5.9 mi
- Turret Field: 6.1 mi
- Arnold Rocks: 1.9 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 1.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Nichols Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cupio Hill: 4.3 mi
- Fallen Soldier: 16.3 mi
- Pegasus (sculpture): 17.3 mi
- Engineering Art: 18.2 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 18.3 mi
- Conn Center Sculpture Garden: 18.3 mi
- Caboose Car: 0.5 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 11.5 mi
- Jim Beam Distillery: 16.4 mi
- Louisville Mega Cavern: 19.5 mi
- Tortoise Area: 19.5 mi
- Fort Duffield: 0.2 mi
- Stith: 6.7 mi
- Kentucky September 11th Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Confederate Monument: 12.3 mi
- 1974 Tornado Victims: 12.6 mi
- West Point History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Patton Museum Foundation: 6.8 mi
- Little Loomhouse: 14.9 mi
- James B. Beam Distilling Co.: 16.4 mi
- Kentucky Derby Museum: 17.5 mi
- Jefferson Memorial Forest: 6.1 mi
- Horine Reservation: 11.4 mi
- Bernheim Forest and Arboretum: 16.0 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 18.5 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 18.6 mi
- The Narrows: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 7.6 mi
- Blunk Point: 10.3 mi
- Vault Point: 10.6 mi
- Potlick Point: 16.4 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 9.4 mi
- Iroquois Flowers: 16.3 mi
- Fairview Lavender Farm: 20.1 mi
- Scribner Garden: 21.2 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 21.3 mi
- Grable Spring: 19.0 mi
- Miles Spring: 19.3 mi
- Distillerie Four Roses: 20.0 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 20.3 mi
- Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 17.8 mi
- Redbud Shelter: 22.4 mi
- The Woodland Pavillion: 22.4 mi
- Bullitt County Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Fairmont Falls Arch: 21.1 mi
- Fairmont Falls: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Fort Duffield Park and Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Knob Hill | SW 223° | 306 m | 12.6 mi |
| Dawson Knob | ESE 120° | 295 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hayes Hill | WNW 292° | 282 m | 14.8 mi |
| Buck Knobs | WSW 239° | 280 m | 9.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | SSW 206° | 275 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brooks Hill | ENE 66° | 269 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 296° | 265 m | 14.4 mi |
| Jennings Knob | SW 229° | 263 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:21 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brandenburg, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 93001584OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1132239341
Day trips start here
- Shepherdsville · 13 mi
- Corydon · 18 mi
- Louisville · 20 mi
- Georgetown · 21 mi
- New Albany · 21 mi
- Mount Washington · 22 mi
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