Fort Twitty
Fort Twitty is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Bear Mountain stands 505 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Boone Trace DAR Monument, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Wilderness Road Heritage Highway passes 9.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1775
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Site of Fort Twetty March 25-April 1 1775, First Fort Build in Kentucky
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Boone Creek Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Shakertown Road
- 23.4 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Welch Mtn Overlook · 10 mi
- Radio Tower Overlook · 10 mi
- Piney Knob Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Embry Hill: 4.8 mi
- Joe Lick Knob: 7.0 mi
- Shallow Ford Hill: 7.8 mi
- Round Hill: 8.0 mi
- Dead Horse Knob: 8.2 mi
- EKU Carnes Farm Trails: 2.2 mi
- EKU Cross Country Trail: 2.3 mi
- EKU Cemetery Park: 2.6 mi
- Lake Reba Park: 2.9 mi
- Camp Catalpa: 2.9 mi
- Boone Trace DAR Monument: 1.0 mi
- Boone Gap: 12.1 mi
- Fort Boonesborough: 13.3 mi
- Lime Kiln: 14.4 mi
- Moore Grave: 14.6 mi
- Taylor Fork Ecological Area: 1.5 mi
- Lily Mountain Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Floracliff Nature Sanctuary: 14.8 mi
- Maywoods Environmental and Educational Laboratory: 17.0 mi
- Hickman Creek Nature Center: 18.0 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 4.6 mi
- covered bridge: 8.5 mi
- Kentucky River Museum: 13.5 mi
- Moore Spring: 14.6 mi
- Camp AJ: 20.9 mi
- Camp Nelson Visitor Center: 18.8 mi
- Bluegrass Heritage Museum: 20.7 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum: 21.7 mi
- Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 21.8 mi
- Red River Museum: 22.4 mi
- Carloftis Garden: 3.1 mi
- Sustainable Berea: 9.0 mi
- Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 24.9 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 24.9 mi
- Home Demonstration Garden: 24.9 mi
- Anglin Falls: 14.4 mi
- Elk Lick Falls: 14.9 mi
- Silver Falls: 15.0 mi
- Wind Cave Cascades: 23.5 mi
- Joe High Falls: 24.1 mi
- Chimney Rock: 19.6 mi
- Bradley Rocks: 21.0 mi
- Tip Jar: 21.6 mi
- McCow Pausture: 22.7 mi
- Dropout Wall: 22.8 mi
- Robe Mountain Arch: 8.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen Arch: 9.8 mi
- Upper Main Dome: 9.9 mi
- Lily Mountain Arch: 11.5 mi
- Pretty House Arch: 22.8 mi
- Kettle Springs: 14.9 mi
- Climax Spring: 17.2 mi
- Piped: 17.3 mi
- Brandywine Community Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
- Our Happy Place: 24.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Statue: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Fort Twitty. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | S 175° | 505 m | 11.4 mi |
| Croley Mountain | SE 145° | 484 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Knob | S 169° | 482 m | 11.7 mi |
| Indian Fort Mountain | SSE 165° | 470 m | 9.8 mi |
| Robe Mountain | SSE 164° | 462 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bighill Mountain | SSE 159° | 460 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wolf Gap Mountain | SE 126° | 458 m | 10.1 mi |
| Linville Knob | S 186° | 453 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:24 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:41 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastern Kentucky Univ, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7123196812
Day trips start here
- Nicholasville · 20 mi
- Bluegrass Region · 24 mi
- Lexington · 26 mi
- Danville · 28 mi
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