- Elevation, modelled
- 228 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Indian Fort Mountain470 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shakertown Road7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:04local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7900, -84.5874
Fort Jones is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled 228 m. Indian Fort Mountain stands 470 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McKee, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Shakertown Road passes 7.0 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Jones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Fort Mountain | SE 129° | 470 m | 24.9 mi |
| Robe Mountain | SE 127° | 462 m | 24.3 mi |
| Basin Mountain | SE 127° | 447 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sand Knob | SW 220° | 445 m | 24.2 mi |
| Joe Lick Knob | ESE 123° | 443 m | 23.3 mi |
| Parksville Knob | SW 231° | 415 m | 21.5 mi |
| Gibson Knob | SW 218° | 415 m | 23.5 mi |
| Catholic Knob | SW 221° | 405 m | 22.4 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 7.0 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 14.2 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 23 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 23 mi
- Radio Tower Overlook · 23 mi
127 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 50
- Fort McKee: 0.3 mi
- Fort Taylor: 0.5 mi
- Fort Pope: 0.6 mi
- Fort Putnam: 0.7 mi
- Graveyard #1 Monument: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 47
- Boones Knob: 2.1 mi
- Crow Hill: 7.8 mi
- Burdette Knob: 8.0 mi
- Grizzard Hill: 9.9 mi
- Whitlock Hill: 10.0 mi
Museums: 17
- Camp Nelson Visitor Center: 0.9 mi
- Wilmore Rail-Side Museum: 6.1 mi
- High Bridge Kentucky River Museum: 7.2 mi
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill: 8.5 mi
- Waveland Museum: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 9
- John Wesley Statue: 6.4 mi
- covered bridge: 9.6 mi
- Moore Spring: 12.5 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Comedy Off Broadway: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Falls At Shaker Landing: 7.9 mi
- Fulling Mill Falls: 9.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.8 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 14.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:25 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:42 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Nicholasville · 6 mi
- Harrodsburg · 14 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 15 mi
- Danville · 15 mi
- Lexington · 17 mi
- Versailles · 20 mi
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