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Janet Hopkins memorial

Janet Hopkins memorial from directly overhead

Janet Hopkins memorial is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Burdette Knob stands 336 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is just like mom, a artwork 0.1 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

delightful statue of a young girl on a bench on tummy and elbows, wearing a dress, holding a book, with bare feet in the air

The record

What the record says

Inscription
JANET hOPKINS / TO BE RENOWNED FOR ANY ONE THING IN LIFE / IS AN ENVIABLE ACHIEVEMENT / TO BE RENOWNED FOR THREE IS AN / ENDURING LEGACY. / WIFE MOTHER FRIEND / 1943 - 2004
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.01918, -84.51326
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arboretum Woods: 0.4 mi
  • Dantzler Greenspace: 0.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Park: 0.5 mi
  • Appalachian Plateau Region: 0.5 mi
  • Bluegrass Region of KY Arboretum: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 54
  • just like mom: 0.1 mi
  • old soldier: 0.1 mi
  • three children dancing (name might be Hand Me Downs): 0.1 mi
  • young fisherman: 0.1 mi
  • Lil Duffer: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Home Demonstration Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Fragrance Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Perennial Teaching Garden of KY Arboretum: 0.6 mi
  • Kentucky Children’s Garden: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Catnip Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Meridian Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Sugar Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Grizzard Hill: 12.8 mi
Museums: 23
Attractions: 12
Springs: 10
  • Blue Hole: 2.6 mi
  • Boils: 2.6 mi
  • Preston Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Linsday Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Commonwealth Spring: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Silver Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Elk Lick Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Falls At Shaker Landing: 17.9 mi
  • Fulling Mill Falls: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Northbound: 15.9 mi
  • Scott County (Georgetown) Rest Area Southbound: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burdette KnobSSW 197°336 m24.2 mi
Pleasant HillE 97°330 m22.7 mi
Rose HillESE 103°311 m23.9 mi
Spring HillE 93°294 m14.4 mi
The BackboneNW 311°262 m22.8 mi
Eagle Nest HillESE 117°260 m21.1 mi
Hickman HillNW 309°251 m18.6 mi
The MoundW 263°226 m21.1 mi
Conditions

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5243755135

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