Kentucky Monument
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Kentucky Monument is a historic site in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Florida Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
park in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49510256, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 18.2 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Frank Gleason Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Honor Park: 0.7 mi
- Gilbert-Stephenson Park: 1.0 mi
- Rossville Park: 3.2 mi
- Rossville Recreational Area: 3.3 mi
- Snodgrass Hill: 0.8 mi
- Boynton Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Dailey Hill: 3.9 mi
- Happy Top: 4.3 mi
- Bermuda Hill: 7.5 mi
- Florida Monument: 0.1 mi
- Colquitt Monument: 0.3 mi
- Helm Monument: 0.4 mi
- King Monument: 0.6 mi
- Texas Monument: 0.6 mi
- Snodgrass House: 0.7 mi
- Brotherton House: 1.3 mi
- Cannon Ball: 2.8 mi
- Genie: 2.8 mi
- Orbiter: 2.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.7 mi
- High Point: 8.3 mi
- Street Point: 11.8 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 12.4 mi
- High Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 5.9 mi
- Glen Falls 15: 5.9 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 6.0 mi
- Lula Falls 100: 6.4 mi
- Sixth Cavalry Museum: 0.5 mi
- Walker County Regional Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: 6.7 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 7.0 mi
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 7.1 mi
- Moonrise: 6.9 mi
- Summertime (Art in Neighborhoods bus stop wrap): 8.2 mi
- Summertime: 8.2 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 8.7 mi
- Resurgence II: 8.7 mi
- Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- Audubon Acres: 6.2 mi
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 8.7 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 12.4 mi
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 12.8 mi
- Windwood Bulk Center: 4.7 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.8 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
- Crawfish Spring: 4.9 mi
- Straight Spring: 5.5 mi
- Obar Spring: 10.3 mi
- Taylor Spring: 12.5 mi
- Wright Mineral Spring: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 14.1 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 14.3 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 11.3 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 13.1 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 17.6 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 18.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 4.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Kentucky Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | SW 231° | 647 m | 10.7 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NNW 330° | 624.84 m | 19.7 mi |
| Round Knob | NNW 338° | 601 m | 16.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNW 349° | 595 m | 19.4 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SW 232° | 584 m | 21.5 mi |
| Elder Mountain | NNW 327° | 569 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | SSW 201° | 566 m | 21.2 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | NW 316° | 563 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickamauga PK Larc, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358765716
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- Chattanooga · 8 mi
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